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Defending champion B Sai Praneeth crashed out in the first round of the Singapore Open as he suffered a narrow 21-16, 16-21, 18-21 defeat against Japan’s Yu Igarashi today. Meanwhile, Subhankar Dey and Ruthvika along with the pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy advanced into round two.

The Indian seeded pair of Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu have both received Byes in the opening round of the 2018 World Championships that will start on July 30 in China. Meanwhile, fifth-seed Kidambi Srikanth will play unseeded Ireland international, Nhat Nguyen in the first round of the competition.

India's badminton contingent had a bad day in office that saw Kidambi Srikanth suffer an early exit against Kento Momota in the Indonesian Open as PV Sindhu made her way to the next round by beating Thai player Pornpawee Chochuwong. India also suffered defeat in the men and mixed doubles category.

Indian shuttler HS Prannoy displayed grit in his 21-15, 9-21, 21-14 win over the legendery Lin Dan to advance to the second round of the Indonesia Open badminton event. Meanwhile, CWG gold medalist Saina Nehwal beat local Dinar Ayustine 21-12, 21-12 to book a spot in the second round.

Defending champion Kidambi Srikanth has been drawn against Japan’s Kento Momota in the opening round of this year’s World Tour Super 1000 badminton tournament in Indonesia. 25-year old HS Prannoy will face off against Chinese great Lin Dan in the first round of the tournament on Tuesday.