In the qualification matches the Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap moved to the main round of the men's singles event yesterday.

Kashyap in the first qualifier defeated Lin Yu-hsien of Taiwan in straight games, defeating him 21-19, 21-9 in just 35 minutes. Inthe the second qualifier, he defeated Kan Chao Yu 21-19, 21-8 in 34 minutes.

In the first round of the tournament on Wednesday, he will face Hsu Jen Hao of Taiwan. In the mixed double's event, Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy qualified for the main round after registering wins against Peter Kaesbauer and Olga Konon 21-12, 21-15 in the first qualifier and Ronald Ronald and Annisa Saufika 27-25, 21-17 in the second qualifier.

The Indian pair will now face Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet in their first round match tomorrow.

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