Shuttler Sai Praneeth advances in Bitburger Open

Saarbrucken (Germany): Indian shuttler B. Sai Praneeth got off to a winning start, by earning a straight games triumph over local lad Tobias Wadenka at the $120,000 Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold here.

The 16th seeded Sai needed just 27 minutes on Tuesday to beat World No.259 Wadenka 21-12, 21-12 at the Saarlandhalle Saarbrucken to take a 1-0 lead in career meetings over the German.

The Indian will next take on Indonesian Andre Kurniawan Tedjono who has a 1-0 advantage career meets over Sai.