Indian shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat has been knocked out of the China Open 2024 in the first round on Tuesday in China’s Changzhou. Rajawat lost to Canada’s Brian Yang 13-21, 16-21, marking his second consecutive first-round exit. He was no match for his opponent despite making an attempt to fight back.
Priyanshu Rajawat’s China Open run ends
The first set started off with Yang securing the first three points before Rajawat opened his account. The Canadian went on to assert his dominance, taking a 2-7 lead before the Indian shuttler could manage to get his 3rd point. The first set then went on to become lopsided in favour of Yang who eventually claimed the set 21-13.
The second set saw a similar opening as the first one as Yang managed to open his account first. The set saw Rajawat attempt a valiant fightback, managing to hold his opponent to a neck-to-neck battle until the score read 11-11. Post this point, it was the Canadian once again who asserted his dominance, as he went on to outclass Rajawat. The Indian shuttler ended up losing the second set as well, as Brian Yang clinched a 21-16 win to knock Priyanshu out of the tournament.
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Priyanshu Rajawat won his last major title in 2023 when he won the Orleans Masters in Germany. In 2024, he reached his first semi-final in the Canada Open Super 500 in July.
India will now pin its hopes on Kiran George in the singles men’s category as he is set to take on Kenta Nishimoto in his first round match on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the double’s pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will also be in action on Wednesday. It is pertinent to point out that several senior shuttlers from India have skipped the tournament.
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