Summary:
Lucknow, Jan 18 (PTI) India"s HS Prannoy entered the second round of the men"s singles competition at the Syed Modi International badminton tournament after registering a straight-game win over Ukraine"s Danylo Bosniuk but seventh seed Sourabh Verma was stunned by Azerbaijan"s Ade Resky Dwicahyo here on Tuesday.
On a comeback trail, the fifth seeded Prannoy took just 36 minutes to get the better of Bosniuk 21-14 21-18 in his opening match.
A former top-10 player, Prannoy, who gave a good account of himself before being stopped by 20-year-old Lakshya Sen in the quarterfinals of the India Open last week, will next meet compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat, who got a first round walkover from Rahul Yadav Chittaboina.
However, the tournament was over for fourth seed Sameer Verma after he retired hurt against Ireland"s Nhat Nguyen.
Sameer was trailing 2-7 in the first game before he decided to concede the match due to a calf muscle injury, which he had sustained in October last year.
Subhankar Dey also conceded his match against compatriot Kartikey Gulshan Kumar due to an injury when he was trailing 2-9 in the opening game.