Prior to Praneeth, Parupalli Kashyap had donated Rs 3 lakh towards Telangana CM Relief Fund, while PV Sindhu had also donated Rs 5 lakh each to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Chief Minister Relief Funds.
Sindhu raced into the second round of the competition after winning a first-round match which lasted 35 minutes.
Sindhu has suffered surprising first-round and second-round exits at the China Open and Korea Open respectively since her historic win at the World Championships.
In the final game, the Indian shuttler looked on course to proceed to the semifinals at one stage as he led 12-7. However, he lost the rhythm and eventually lost 16-21 to crash out of the tournament.
Praneeth was completely out of his depth in the second game with Momota relentlessly ticking away the points.
Praneeth, ranked 19th, defeated 66th-ranked Jason Anthony Ho-Shue of Canada 21-17, 21-16 in a first-round clash lasting 39 minutes.
Sindhu lost to Yamaguchi 18-21 15-21 in a 50-minute women's singles quarterfinal match. This was Sindhu's second defeat at the hands of Yamaguchi.
India’s B. Sai Praneeth defeated Misha Zilberman of Israel in straight games in the opening round of the Australian Open…
In the men's singles, B. Sai Praneeth also joined Srikanth and Prannoy in the second round.
Saina brushed aside the challenge of Sabrina Jaquet in straight games.
