Badminton
German Open: Kidambi Srikanth beaten. Rakshitha, Kiran and Unnati progress
Kidambi lost to his fellow teammate Priyanshu Rajawat in straight games.
Kidambi Srikanth (left) was beaten while Hooda progressed to the second round. (Photo credit: AP)
Former world number one Kidambi Srikanth fell by the wayside even as four Indians tasted success at the German Open Super 300 badminton tournament on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Priyanshu Rajawat, Kiran George, Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj and Unnati Hooda progressed to the second round of men's and women's singles competition
Priyanshu outwitted senior compatriot Kidambi Srikanth 21-14 21-12, while Rakshitha dished out a gritty show to overcome Malaysia's Kisona Selvaduray 22-20 5-21 25-23.
German Open | Priyanshu Rajawat, Kiran George, Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj and Unnati Hooda progresse to round 2.#badminton #GermanOpenSuper300 pic.twitter.com/8A8S7PKqoR
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Hooda also entered the second round with a 21-13 21-17 win over W Zhang of Canada, while Kiran prevailed over Finland's J Oldorff 21-18 19-21 21-16 in another men's singles match.
In other matches, T Hemanth and Anmol Kharb, however, bowed out of the competition after losing their respective opening-round matches.
