India Open: Chou Tien Chen defeats B Sai Praneeth in straight games, seals quarterfinal berth

Indian shuttler Sai Praneeth bowed out of the India Open after losing in straight sets to Chou Tein Chen of in the second round.The Chinese Taipei shuttler looked all in control from the very start and did not give the Indian a hold of the game at any stage of the match.

Praneeth has beaten Japanese K Nishimoto on Wednesday to make it to the second round of the India Open. The other Indian men's shuttlers in the fray who would be in action later in the evening are Sourabh Verma who shall be taking on NG Ka Long Angus of China. Meanwhile, K Srikanth shall lock horns against Viktor Axelsen.