Sai Praneeth moves into the second round of the Canada Open

Sai Praneeth continued his fine form

India’s Sai Praneeth continued his rich vein of form, overcoming Alistar Cassy of Scotland in straight games 21-11 21-17 in 27 minutes in the opening round of the Canada Open on Tuesday.

Game 1 began on an even scale with both players, exchanging leads, but at the 5-5 mark, it was the Indian who took the key lead, winning 4 points on the trot to go 9-5 up and then continued to be ahead of his opponent at all points to eventually win the game 21-11.

Although Game 2 began on a similar note, it was once again Sai Praneeth who took the lead at the 3-3 mark, winning 4 points consecutively to go 7-3 up.Following that surge, both men continued to peg one another back, but at the 17-16 mark, it was the Indian who raced away with the match, winning 4 out of the next 5 points to win the match and move into the Round 2.

He will take on Jan Frohlich of Czech Republic in the second round.

Final Scoreline- Sai Praneeth(IND) beat Jan Frohlich(CZE) 21-11 21-17