Lakshya Sen enters second round of Arctic Open after opponent concedes match

 India's star shuttler Lakshya Sen progressed to men's singles round of 16 at Arctic Open Super 500 tournament after his opponent Rasmus Gemke withdrew from opening round match here on Wednesday.

Sen, who lost out on a maiden Olympic medal in Paris after defeat in bronze medal play-off contest, will be up against winner between seventh seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei and qualifier Arnaud Merkle of France in next round.

Qualifier Kiran George is only or Indian in action on Wednesday. He will take on Tzu Wei Wang of Chinese Taipei later in day.

Earlier on Tuesday, rising Indian shuttler Malvika Bansod continued her impressive form this year, pulling off a stunning upset against world No 23 Sung Shuo Yun of Chinese Taipei to vance to women's singles pre-quarterfinals.

23-year-old southpaw, who clinched her first title in over two years at Azerbaijan International in February, showed her resilience in a hard-fought match, winning 21-19, 24-22 in 57 minutes.

However, challenge will intensify in next round as Nagpur shuttler prepares to face a former world champion in Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand in second round.

Anor promising Indian shuttler Unnati Hooda defeated Brazil's Juliana Viana Viera 21-16, 23-25, 21-17 to set up an encounter against Michelle Li of Cana.

Rising Aakarshi Kashyap h also progressed to round of 16 on Tuesday night, beating Germany's Yvonne Li 21-19, 21-14. She will be next be up against second seed Yue Han of China.