Glasgow, August 24: Indian juggernaut continued to roll at the World Championship with shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and B Sai Praneeth sailing through to the pre-quarterfinals of singles events, here on Wednesday (August 23).

World No. 8 Srikanth dished out a clinical performance, beating Lucas 21-9 21-17 to set up a clash with 14th seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark today (August 24).

While, Singapore Open champion B Sai Praneeth bounced back from a game down to outwit World No. 26 Indonesian Anthony 14-21 21-18 21-19 that lasted an hour and 12 minutes.

"It was a very tough match. The shuttles were really slow and so the rallies went longer. I was getting caught initially and he was playing very fast. I could not match him initially but slowly adjusted to his speed. He is a tough player and his game has improved a lot since I last played him.

"I am really happy to win and now I am focused on my next match," added the World No. 19 Praneeth will take on either Germany's Marc Zwiebler or Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen today (August 24).

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Praneeth was facing the fire of Anthony, who cruised to a 8-0 lead and then jumped to a 16-6 advantage. The gap was too much for Praneeth to bridge as he lost the first game.

The Indian got his bearing back and put up a better effort in the second game, reaching a 7-4 and 11-9 advantage at the break.

Leading 14-12, Praneeth had to take a medical timeout and when the game resumed, Anthony managed to grab a slender 16-15 lead but the Indian did not let the opportunity slip as he soon turned the tables on his rival to roar back into contest.

In the decider, Praneeth opened up a 6-2 lead but Anthony managed to grab a 11-9 lead at the breather. After the interval, Anthony managed to surge to a 18-12 advantage.

But a gritty Praneeth erased a six-point deficit to grab two match point advantage at 20-18. Anthony saved one but the Indian sealed it next to reach the next round.

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Srikanth, on the other hand, didn't have much issue getting past Lucas. The 24-year-old from Guntur split the initial 10 points with Lucas, before changing gears to held a 11-6 lead.

The Indian used his precise smashes to good use to accumulate points, moving to a 19-9 advantage. He moved to game point when Lucas faltered with a return at forecourt.

The French shuttler then attempted a drop which found the net as Srikanth won the first game in 12 minutes. Srikanth brought more power to his smashes and precision to his returns to once again surge to 11-7 lead in the second game.

Lucas erased the deficit and clawed back at 15-15 but the Indian soon moved ahead and sealed the issue when his rival went wide.

"That (Lucas clawing back to 15-15) was not because I was making errors, but he scored some winners. I was in control of the match and I wanted to close it fast and then after that I made sure," said Srikanth.

"The court is a little slow, but is the same for all. But I think it is in very good condition. Small stadiums have a huge drift, so these bigger halls are always a good condition to play in. Naturally, you have to be sure of your shots and the game."

In women's doubles, the Indian pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy gave a mighty scare to Danish Olympic silver medallist duo of Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Christinna Pedersen before losing their second round match 22-24 21-17 15-21.

Meghana Jakkampudi and Poorvisha S Ram played their heart out before going down 21-13 16-21 8-21 to Eefje Muskens and Selena Piek of The Netherlands.

Young men's doubles pair of Arjun MR and Ramchandran Shlok also bowed out of the event after their fight ended in a 14-21 21-19 14-21 loss to Chinese Taipei combination Liao Min Chun and Cheng Heng Su.