Parupalli Kashyap and HS Prannoy advanced to the third round of the New Zealand Grand Prix Gold in Auckland after registering victories in their respective matches in the men's singles event yesterday.
Kashyap beat Oscar Guo by 21-9, 21-8 in a match that lasted for just 25 minutes while Prannoy defeated Abdul Kholik by 23-21, 21-18 in a match that lasted for 53 minutes.
Other Indian shuttlers Siril Verma and Sourabh Verma also progressed to the next round, while Sahil Sipani and Neeraj Vashist made exit from the USD 120,000 event.
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