Srikanth wins, Pranaav-Akshay stuns World No. 8

LUCKNOW, Jan 29:
Defending champion P Kashyap bowed out while top seed K Srikanth entered the semifinals but it was the stunning win of doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and Akshay Dewalkar over their world number eight opponents from Denmark that was the highlight of the day at Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament here today.
Commonwealth Games champion Kashyap, who is coming from an injury, went down fighting in men’s singles against China’s Huang Yuxiang 16-21 21-18 15-21 in the last match of the day at the BBD U P Badminton Academy here. (PTI)