Indian shuttler HS Prannoy cruised into the quarterfinals while Lakshya Sen bowed out of the ongoing Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships at the Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
The world number two men's doubles pair defeated the world number 10 pair of Leo Rolly Carnando & Daniel Marthin of Indonesia in their round of 16 match.
India's top-ranked men's doubles pair at world number two, 'Sat-Chi' as the duo is known, beat the Australian pair of Zhe Hooi Choo and Ming Chuen Lim, ranked world number 156
Hailing from Andhra Pradesh, Satwiksairaj joined the Pullela Gopichand Academy in 2014 and pursued excellence in doubles competition. Rest is history as along with Chirag, he went on to win many historic titles for India and even registered his name in the Guinness Book of World Records.&
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will strive to rediscover her form while fellow Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen will be out to extend his purple patch at the Australian Open 2023 BWF Super 500 tournament to be held from August 1 to 6.
India's ace player HS Prannoy beat compatriot Kidambi Srikanth in an all-Indian affair to make it to the men’s singles quarter-finals at the ongoing Japan Open 2023 tournament in Tokyo on Thursday
Satwiksairaj and Chirag, currently ranked at number three in Badminton World Federation Rankings (BWF), clinched the Korean Open title on Saturday after overcoming a challenge from top-ranked Indonesia pair of Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto in the final.