Experienced Indian shuttler HS Prannoy secured a comfortable victory over Misha Zilberman of Israel, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Australia Open men's singles.
Prannoy, seeded fifth and a former world No.1, dominated the match, defeating Zilberman 21-17, 21-15 in just 46 minutes.
He is set to face second seed Kodai Naroaka of Japan in the next round.
However, disappointment struck as Kiran George bowed out in the men's singles, losing to seventh seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan.
In another men's singles contest, Sameer Verma will take on eighth seed Loh Kean Yew of Singapore later in the day.
In the women's category, Aakarshi Kashyap progressed to the quarterfinals by defeating Australia's Kai Qi Bernice Teoh 21-16, 21-13. She will face third seed Yu Po Pai of Chinese Taipei next.
Unfortunately, Anupama Upadhyaya and Malvika Bansod's journey ended in the second round of women's singles, losing to Indonesian opponents.
The Panda sisters, Rutaparna and Swetaparna, were ousted from the women's doubles by a Malaysian pair.
Meanwhile, the mixed doubles pair of B Sumeeth Reddy and N Sikki Reddy advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating an Australian duo.
Their next challenge awaits as they face top seeds Zhen Bang Jiang and Ya Xin Wei of China.
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