Canada Open: Krishna . Kashyap out in second round of Vishnu Badminton tournament

Calgary. Indian men’s doubles team of Krishna Prasad Garaga and Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala advanced to the second round of the Canada Open badminton tournament even as former Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap crashed out. The world number 37 pair of Krishna and Vishnuvardhan beat Chinese Taipei’s Chen Zhi Ray and Lu Chen by 21. 14, beat 21 .16. The Indian pair were runners-up in the 2021 Orleans Masters and 2022 Syed Modi International.

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They could now face second seeds Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan. Kashyap, a former world number six, beat Germany’s Kei Schaefer 21-21 in the first round. 14, 22. Defeated by 20 but in the next match against Lei Lan Shi of China by 17. 21, 20. Lost to 22.