Overview
- Krishna Prasad Garaga and Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy beat fifth seeds He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu 10-21, 21-18, 22-20 to advance to the second round at the Arctic Open Super 500.
- The win came on Wednesday and extends a run of strong results for the pair that included back-to-back titles in May at the Saint-Denis Reunion Open and the VI Mexican International Challenge.
- The Indian duo will face England’s Oliver Butler and Samuel Jones next, a match that offers further ranking points and a chance to build season momentum at a Super 500 event.
- India’s singles contingent had mixed outcomes on Wednesday as veteran HS Prannoy was eliminated 10-21, 9-21 by fourth-seeded Anders Antonsen and Tharun Mannepalli and Rounak Chauhan also lost their opening matches.
- Tanvi Sharma advanced to the second round with a 21-15, 21-17 win over Chiu Pin Chian while Isharani Baruah fell 10-21, 15-21 to top seed Ratchanok Intanon, leaving doubles as India’s standout result in Vantaa.