Indonesia Masters LIVE – Prannoy beats Olympic Champion: This will go down as one of the biggest victory by any player in the history of Indian badminton. India’s HS Prannoy has stunned regining Olympic Champion Viktor Axelsen to make it to the Quarterfinals of Indonesian Masters. Prannoy whose career has been plagued with injuries shocked Axelsen in 3 tough games – Follow Indonesia Masters LIVE Updates on InsideSport.in
Prannoy will take on his good friend Kidambi Srikanth for a place in Semifinals of BWF 750 Event.
Indonesia Masters Quarterfinals LIVE updates: PV Sindhu to face Turkish Yigit,…
Indonesia Masters LIVE: Prannoy stuns Olympic Champion Viktor Axelsen, will play Srikanth for place in Semifinals: Follow LIVE Updates
Prannoy beats Olympic Champion: Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen was up for a surprise on Thursday evening in Indonesia as Prannoy despite losing the first game, cameback strongly to defeat the 2017 World & Tokyo Olympic Champion.
Prannoy lost the 1st game 14-21. But was at his attacking best in 2nd and 3rd as he smashed out Axelsen from the tournament by winning the next 2 – 21-19, 21-16.
The Danish player was the star attraction of the competition at the BWF Super 750 event and had never lost to Prannoy in the last 5 meetings between the two.
GIANT SLAYER AT IT AGAIN👹 ⚔️ @PRANNOYHSPRI puts up a gutsy performance to sink 2020 Tokyo olympics champion and WR- 2- Viktor Axelsen of 🇩🇰 14-21, 21-19, 21-16 in the last 16 and sailed into the QF of #IndonesiaMasters2021 👊
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) November 18, 2021
Well done champ! 💪#IndiaontheRise#Badminton pic.twitter.com/bWOtub65rd
Indonesia Masters LIVE: PV Sindhu also through to Quarterfinals, Lakshya Sen bows out.
Meanwhile, PV Sindhu had to sweat it out but eventually clinched a thrilling win over her little-known Spanish opponent Clara Azurmendi to seal a place in the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Masters.
Sindhu who has got great draw at Indonesian masters will now take on Turkey’s Neslihan YIGIT for a place in Last 4.
Another big performance on the day came from former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth. India’s No. 1 singles player defeated Jonathan Christie of Indonesia in the last 16 clash.
While Lakshya Sen went down fighting to World No. 1 Kento Momota
Kidambi Srikanth stuns Jonathan Christie 13-21, 21-18, 21-15: Continuing from his good show in Germany, Srikanth stunned 6th seed Jonathan Christie to enter quarterfinals in Indonesia. Srikanth lost the 1st game 13-21 but came back to strongly to surprise Asian Champion from Indonesia. Srikanth will now play the winner of HS Prannoy vs Viktor Axelsen for place in the Semis.
Lakshya lose to Momota 12-21, 19-21: It was 1st time that 20 year old Lakshya Sen was playing World No. 1 Kento Momota of Japan. In the 1st game, Lakshya could not match the pace and accuracy of Japanese but 2nd game turned out to be humdinger. Lakshya at one point of time was leading 16-10 but Momota overcame the deficit to beat the Indian 21-19.
India in action in Pre-Quarterfinals at Indonesia Masters LIVE
- Supak JOMKOH/Supissara PAEWSAMPRAN beat DHRUV KAPILA/REDDY N. Sikki 21-15, 21-23, 21-18
- KIDAMBI Srikanth vs Jonatan CHRISTIE
- PRANNOY H. S. vs Viktor AXELSEN
- Jongkolphan KITITHARAKUL/Rawinda PRAJONGJAI vs Ashwini PONNAPPA/REDDY N. Sikki
- PV Sindhu vs Clara Azurmendi
- Kento MOMOTA beat Lakshya SEN 21-12, 21-19
Indonesia Masters LIVE: PV Sindhu bags comeback win to enter last 8, Lakshya Sen faces top seed Momota in pre-quarters: Follow LIVE Updates
PV Sindhu BEAT Clara Azurmendi – 17-21,21-7,21-12
