Paris, Aug. 26 -- During the ongoing Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships in Paris, Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde overcame an early setback to outlast Macau's Leong Iok Chong and Weng Chi Ng in their round of 64 clash to end a great two on a high for India.

The Indian duo defeated Chong and Ng by 18-21, 21-16, 21-18. The Indian pair will now meet Malaysia's Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei in their Round of 32 encounter on Wednesday.

HS Prannoy successfully avoided the fate that Lakshya Sen endured and edged past Finland's Joakim Oldorff in the Round of 64 to storm into the next stage of the men's singles event.

Prannoy, ranked 34, faced a stern test but managed to conjure a 21-18, 21-15 victory against the 22-yea...