Krishna rallies past Ajay in first round

A close first game went in favour of Ajay 21-18.  But Krishna fought back in the second and took the game 21-16 to send the match into the decider. With the tie in balance, Krishna held his nerve in the final game to win it 21-16 and with it the match.

Rohan Castelino also moved into the pre-quarterfinals with a comfortable 21-13, 21-9 win over Jamsheed while Mohit Kamat scored a straight-game victory over Rohit L 21-9, 21-11. In another match, Rishkesh Yeligar scored a battling win over Sonic Prabhudesai. After losing the first game 16-21, Rishikesh won the next two 21-10, 21-7 to enter the second round.

Results (1st round): SDS Krishna bt Ajay Patil 18-21, 21-16, 21-16; Abhishek Yeligar bt Bhushan Anvekar 21-11, 21-18; Venkatesh Prasad bt Neeraj Kulkarni 21-11, 21-12; Rajas Jawalkar bt Karthik M 21-15, 21-12; Adarsh Kumar bt Narasimha 21-7, 21-5; Dhruv Shanbag bt Karthikey K 21-5, 16-21, 21-18; Jeevan TR bt Karan Jadhav 21-13, 19-21, 21-19; Rishikesh Yeligar bt Sonic Prabhudesai 16-21, 21-10, 21-17; Rohan Castelino bt Jamsheed 21-13, 21-9; Sanjeeth S bt Makrand Kulkarni 21-9, 21-8; Mohit Kamat bt Rohit L 21-9, 21-11.