Parupalli Kashyap got off to the near perfect start at the 2016 German Open in Mulheim an der Ruhr on Tuesday, defeating Artem Pochtarev of Russia 21-9 21-9 to move into the 2nd round. Sameer Verma also got off to a bright start, beating Dymtro Zavadsky 21-9 21-18.
Kidambi Srikanth, however, was made to grind his way to a win by Takuma Ueda, eventually defeating his tricky Japanese opponent 12-21 21-18 21-11 to make it through to the second round.
The only disappointment of the day was the ouster of Kaushal Dharmamer, who lost to Marc Zwiebler in straight games 21-4 21-14. Earlier in the day, he had made his way into the main draw by beating David Peng in the qualifying round 21-10 21-13.
The second round fixtures in the Men’s Singles as well as the Women’s Singles, Men’s, Women’s and the Mixed Doubles fixtures are scheduled for Wednesday.
Day 1 Results
Aprupalli Kashyap beat Artem Pochtarev 21-9 21-9
Sameer Verma beat Dymtro Zavadsky 21-19 21-18
Kidambi Srikanth beat Takuma Ueda 12-21 21-18 21-11
Marc Zwiebler beat Kaushal Dharmamer 21-4 21-14
