India's mixed double pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa defeated Indonesian Alfian Eko Prasetya and Marsheilla Gischa 21-18, 21-19 to proceed in the quarter-finals of the Thailand Open on Thursday.
Indian duo won the match in two straight sets that lasted for 34-minutes. The pair defeated Malaysian Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying 21-18, 18-21, 21-17 in the first round of the ongoing tournament.
In the other match, Japanese Kenta Nishimoto defeated Indian HS Pranoy 21-17, 21-10 in two straight games. The match lasted for 39-minutes in which Nishimoto outclassed Pranoy.
Earlier in the day, Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap, and Kidambi Srikanth were knocked out of the tournament after facing defeat in their respective matches.