PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth notched up contrasting wins to progress to the pre-quarterfinals, but World No. 11 HS Prannoy suffered a shock defeat to unheralded Brazilian Ygor Coelho to bow out of the World Championship here yesterday. Olympic silver medallist Sindhu, who had got a bye in the first round, opened her campaign with an easy 21-14, 21-9 win over Indonesia's Fitriani. The Indian, who won the silver medal last year, will face Korean Sung Ji Hyun, a 2015 World Championship bronze medallist, in the next round.

Srikanth, seeded fifth, recovered from a slump during the hard-fought contest to see off Spain's Pablo Abian in a second-round match. Srikanth, 25, who had clinched four titles last year, will lock horns with Malaysia's Daren Liew, a former World No. 10, who had won the 2012 French Open Super Series.