Siddharth took just 27 minutes to shock Sheng 21-17 21-4 in a lopsided second-round match, while Subhankar beat Kalaga 21-18 21-10.
Chirag Sen also advanced to the third round of men’s singles with a 21-14 21-19 win over Ravi.
Siddharth affrontera ensuite Ansal Yadav.
In women’s singles, fifth seed Ashmita Chaliha scored a 21-12 12-21 21-17 victory over compatriot Sai Uttejitha Rao Chukka to advance to the second round, where she will face Anupama Upadhyaya in the BWF Tour Super 100 tournament. .
Tasnim Mir, who earlier this month became the first Indian to claim world number one status in the U-19 category, beat Keyura Mopati 13-21 21-14 21-19 to set up a second-round clash against Malvika Bansod.
In women’s doubles, India’s fifth seed Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, who won the Indian Open last week, beat Manidipa Dey and Uthsava Palit 21-3 21-6 to advance to the doubles quarter-final. feminine.
Meanwhile, the Badminton Association of India clarified on Wednesday that COVID-19 tests conducted at the Odisha Open are carried out according to protocols set by the Badminton World Federation through a designated laboratory and that there is no reason to question the authenticity of the reports. .
BAI has provided clarification after some players claimed that tests conducted by private labs at the Odisha Open came back negative while ICMR tests came back positive.
BAI has denied these claims, saying that the lab carrying out the testing for Odisha Open participants is an ICMR lab run directly by the Indian government and boasts the highest level of precision in its protocols.
“This is the third and final tournament of the Indian leg and as per BWF protocol the host country has nominated the lab and in this case the ICMR lab has been nominated which is the best in the country. .
“As per protocol, BWF only confirms the findings of this lab. A similar process was followed at the India Open and Syed Modi International and no exceptions were made at the Odisha Open as well,” BAI Secretary Ajay K Singhania said in a statement. communicated.
