Vantaa, Oct. 8 -- World Championships medallists Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy suffered first-round exits from the men's singles event at the Arctic Open 2026 in Vantaa, Finland, on Wednesday, according to Olympics.com.

Srikanth, ranked 31st in the world, won the opening game against Canada's world No 34, Brian Yang, but eventually lost 15-21, 21-15, and 21-13.

World No. 38 Prannoy, meanwhile, was beaten by fourth-seeded Denmark's Anders Antonsen. Prannoy struggled against the Dane and exited the tournament after losing 21-10, 21-9.

However, India enjoyed a notable result in men's doubles as unseeded Krishna Prasad Garaga and Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy upset fifth seeds He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu of the People's Republic of China, ac...