Former No. 2 has witnessed a considerable decline in her ranking since the start of the year. She entered the 2023 season ranked seventh in the world but fell out of the top 10 in April.
The 12th-ranked Sindhu has failed to make a mark in the past three BWF World Tour events as she did not cross the second rounds. The former world champion was knocked out in the round of 16 of the Indonesia Open after exiting the Singapore Open and the Thailand Open in the first round.
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.
Indian shuttler HS Prannoy bowed out of the ongoing Indonesia Open 2023 on Saturday after suffering a defeat at the hands of Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the semi-final stage.
India's two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu stormed into the second round of the women's singles event with a straight-game win over local player Gregoria Mariska Tunjung.