Sai Praneeth begins India’s campaign with a win.Sai Praneeth got off to a strong start to his BWF World Championships 2019 campaign, taking home the first match after outclassing Canada’s Jason Anthony Ho-Shue in straight games of 21-17, 21-16 in 40 minutes.
The 2017 Singapore Open champion struggled with control during the initial exchanges but took control of the match to go into the mid-game interval with a four-point lead. Sai used his experience to wrap up the opening game in 18 minutes.
The second game had a more confident start for the Indian shuttler, but gave away points due to unforced-errors. The 16th seed will face either Lee Dong Keun or Daniel Fan in the next round.
In another match, Meghana Jakkampudi-Poorvisha Ram win against Guatemala’s Diana and Nikete by 21-10, 21-18 in women’s doubles.
Great start for Meghana & Poorvisha!💪
🇮🇳’s WD pair @poorvishasram24 & @MJakkampudi_ kickoff their #BWFWorldChampionship2019 campaign with a convincing win against 🇬🇹’s Diana.C & Nikete.A by 2️⃣1️⃣-1️⃣0️⃣, 2️⃣1️⃣-1️⃣8️⃣.
Well done girls!👏
Way to go!#IndiaontheRise #Badminton pic.twitter.com/gXhBGcX5tL— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) August 19, 2019
Kidambi Srikanth, Sameer Verma and HS Prannoy will also be in action later today.
