ORLEANS (France): Top seeded Indian shuttler B Sai Praneeth bowed out of the men's singles competition at the Orleans Masters after suffering a shock straight-game defeat against France's Christo Popov on Thursday.
Praneeth lost his pre-quarterfinal match of the Super 100 event 12-21 11-21 in 35 minutes. He advanced to the round of 16 after beating Czech Republic's Jan Louda on Wednesday.