Prannoy, the sixth seed, lost a closely fought opening game to Chi Yu. But he kept his nerves and registered a victory in the second game which was as closely fought as the first
Indian men’s singles shuttler Mithun Manjunath stormed to the pre-quarters as he got the better of 2021 BWF World Championships Gold medallist Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in straight games 21-19, 21-19 in a major upset during the Round of 32 at the ongoing Australia Open 2023 in Sydney on Wedn
Indian Badminton players Prannoy HS, Srikanth Kidambi and Priyanshu Rajawat shine in the Round of 32 in the BWF World Tour of Australian Open Badminton tournament.
Prannoy defeated Hsien in the first round by 21-11, 21-10 within two straight games. Prannoy trailed his opponent earlier but made it 10-all. The Indian then clinched nine successive points to win the first game, as per Olympics.com.
PV Sindhu was the defending Singapore Open champion, but she entered the tournament unseeded following four first-round exits this year. The Indian badminton player began the season ranked seventh in the world, but has since slid out of the top ten.
PV Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medalist who is presently ranked 13th in the women's singles BWF World rankings, will attempt to rebound in Singapore after losing in the opening round of the just finished Thailand Open. The former world champion shuttler lost in the first round for the fourth
India's star shuttler HS Prannoy finally clinched his first-ever BWF World Tour title with a hard-fought three-game triumph over China's Weng Hongyang on Sunday in the final of the men's singles event at the Malaysia Masters 2023 on Sunday.