With this win, Netherlands topped the Pool C with nine points and three wins in three matches. Malaysia ended as second with six points and two wins in three matches. New Zealand is at the third position with three points and one win and two losses to their name. Malaysia and New Zealand can
At the Malaysia Open earlier this month, Kidambi was defeated by Japanese player Kenta Nishimoto to crash out in the first round as per the Olympics website.
Sen defeated Prannoy 21-14, 21-15 in the men's singles to settle his score against the World No 9 after he had suffered a defeat in the Malaysia Open earlier this month.
With this win, Malaysia climbed to third in their pool and can advance further in the tournament if they do well in the cross-overs. Chile, on the other hand, is at the bottom of the table with zero points and no win in two matches.
With this win, Spain has risen to second place in their Pool table, sending India to the third spot. Spain has three points, with one win and a loss to their names. Wales is at the bottom, with no points after two big losses to England and Spain. Spain registered its first win in the World C
The Indian duo, who had lost the first set, was trailing 17-10 in the second and appeared poised to defeat but the ace shuttlers ranked fifth in the world in men's doubles, made a stunning comeback to win the match 17-21, 22-20, 21-9.
The Japanese shuttler had a 2-0 head-to-head advantage over Prannoy going into their quarterfinal matchup on Friday at the opening BWF World Tour event of the season