Jerlin won three gold medals in the Deaflympics 2021 held in Brazil and she is the first Indian to win three golds at an Olympic event. She is also placed at number 1 in India within the deaf category in the sport.
The former World No 1 got off to a terrific start by scoring nine of the final 11 points to win the first game against the seventh-ranked Indonesian. The Indian shuttler won the match 21-13, 21-19 in 39 minutes despite a late charge in the second game from the 2018 Asian Games champion Jonat
India's highest-ranked male shuttler in the tournament defeated China's Hu Zhe An in a three-set encounter, 21-18, 8-21, 21-16 in the quarterfinals. Sankar is now assured of a bronze medal.
The ace shuttler registered a win in the round of 32 matches against the Indonesian to advance into the round of 16 in the French Open badminton tournament.
Prannoy had to toil hard to register a win against the much lower-ranked opponent 21-16, 16-21, 21-16. China's Lu Guang Zu will be the next hurdle in the Indian shuttler's way.
India's campaign in the BWF Super 750 competition came to an end after the men's doubles team of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy lost their quarterfinal match earlier in the day as well.
Playing in arena one, the first game of the match saw Ng Ka Long Angus dominating the Indian shuttler as he clinched the game 21-17 with his swift moves.