Sai Praneeth. (AFP Photo)

Ajay Jayaram. (AFP Photo)

NEW DELHI: Top Indian shuttler PV Sindhu stormed into pre-quarterfinals of the women's singles event at the World Badminton Championships , with a commanding straight games victory over Kim Hyo Min of Korea in Glasgow on Tuesday. Sindhu got a bye in the first round.Fourth seed Sindhu defeated the 42nd ranked Korean 21-16, 21-14 in the second round match which lasted 49 minutes.Sindhu was on rampaging mode from the word go and won eight consecutive points in the first game. Kim stopped the juggernaut by winning next two points to make it 2-8, but Sindhu went into the first break at 11-5. Sindhu kept a healthy lead, even though Kim gave her a decent fight, and pocketed it 21-16. In the second game, Kim fought back from 3-7 and reduced the gap to two points but Sindhu went into the break at 11-8. From there on, Sindhu increased the lead gradually to 17-11 before wrapping it 21-14."It was a good match and I was happy with the way I played. I think after Rio Olympics, I am better prepared for big events than before," an elated Sindhu said after the match.It was another good day for Indian singles players as Singapore Open champion Sai Praneeth and Ajay Jayaram also opened their campaign with contrasting straight-game wins.The 15th seed Sai Praneeth defeated Hong Kong's Wei Nan to reach the second round of men's singles event. It was a tough contest for the 15th seed Indian as he trailed 9-11 at break in both the games. Praneeth eventually saw off Wei 21-18, 21-17 in a 48-minute contest. The 25-year-old from Hyderabad will next take on Indonesia's Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the second round."I was finding it difficult initially as he was playing very fast, but slowly adjusted to his pace," Praneeth said after the match. "I must admit that I was little under pressure coming into the match as there is a lot expected from us and everyone follows badminton these days."While, Jayaram took just 31 minutes to dismantle Luka Wraber's resistance in his first round match. The 13th seed Indian beat the 114th ranked Austrian 21-14, 21-10 to enter the round of 32. He will face Mark Caljouw of Netherlands in the second round.The mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy , seeded 15th defeated Indo-Malaysian combo of Prajakta Sawant and Yogendran Khrishnan 21-12, 21-19 to book their slot in the pre-quarterfinal stage. They will now take on the Indonesian pair of Praveen Jordan and Debby Susanto in the next round.Sikki Reddy then paired with Ashwini Ponnappa to beat Malaysia's Anna Cheong and Indonesia's Ririn Amelia 21-15, 21-13 in women's doubles event. The duo took 36 minutes to enter the second round.However, the other mixed doubles pairs of B Sumeeth Reddy/Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwik Sairaj/K Maneesha suffered contrasting defeats to bow out of the event.Sumeeth and Ashwini went down fighting 17-21, 21-18, 5-21 to 13th seeded Chinese pair of Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping, while Satwik Sairaj and Maneesha lost 20-22, 18-21 to 14th seeded Denmark duo of Mathias Christiansen and Sara Thygesen.Saina Nehwal will start her campaign on Wednesday against Sabrina Jaquet in the second round.