World Badminton Championship: HS Prannoy beat Lakshya Sen to reach quarterfinal: HS Prannoy delivered in style to beat Lakshya Sen to reach the quarterfinals of the BWF World Badminton Championship in Tokyo on Thursday. He edged past Lakshya 17-21, 21-16 and 21-17. In the women’s singles, it was disappointment with Saina Nehwal being knocked out. She lost to Busanan 17-21, 21-16 and 13-21. However, there was joy in the men’s doubles. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reached the quarterfinal after their win over Jeppe-Lasse pair from Denmark, 21-21-10. Follow India in World Badminton Championship LIVE
Indians in Action in World Badminton TODAY – Last 16 Action
- Men’s Doubles: M.R Arjun & Dhruv Kapila BEAT Hee Yong & Loh Kean (Hongkong) – 18-21, 21-15, 21-16
- Women Singles: Saina Nehwal lost to Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Thailand) 17-21, 21-16 and 13-21.
- Men’s Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty BEAT Jeppe Bay & Lasse Molhede (Denmark) 21-12, 21-10
- Men’s Singles: Lakshya Sen lost to HS Prannoy – 17-21, 21-16 and 21-17.
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The joy did not end there is the men’s doubles for India. The other pair of M.R Arjun and Dhruv Kapila secured their quarterfinals slot too. They defeated Hee Yong Kai Terry-Loh Kean Hean 18-21, 21-15 and 21-16 to continue their impressive runs.
Prannoy seems to be on a roll in Tokyo. After a stunning win over Kento Momota in the last match, there was a spring in Prannoy’s steps. However, things did not go according to plan in the first game. He lost 17-21, but there were plenty of signs to show that Prannoy was still in the game.
The two Indian players were involved in a brilliant contest, which witnessed both the players coming up with quality badminton. There was hardly anything to choose between the two players. The audience were treated to a great show as Prannoy won the second game to take the contest into a decider.
Indians in Action in World Badminton TODAY – Last 16 Action
- Men’s Doubles: M.R Arjun & Dhruv Kapila BEAT Hee Yong & Loh Kean (Hongkong) – 18-21, 21-15, 21-16
- Women Singles: Saina Nehwal lost to Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Thailand) 17-21, 21-16 and 13-21.
- Men’s Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty BEAT Jeppe Bay & Lasse Molhede (Denmark) 21-12, 21-10
- Men’s Singles: Lakshya Sen lost to HS Prannoy – 17-21, 21-16 and 21-17.
The story was the same in the final game with Prannoy clinching the third game to reach the quarterfinals. He will meet Zhao Jun Peng in the last eight.
However, in the women’s singles, Saina Nehwal failed to get past her Thailand’s opponent Busanan. The Indian did show some major grit, winning the second game after losing the first. But Busanan looked in complete control of the decider to win the game and the match and secure her last eight spot.
The biggest smile on the day was provided by the Indian men’s doubles team of of M.R Arjun and Dhruv Kapila. Before the competition, they were not looked upon as a huge threat, but the duo has outdone themselves to reach the quarterfinals. They pairing of Hee and Loh impressed in the first game, but the Indian pair bounced back to win the second and third to move into the next round.
In the other doubles contest, it did not come as a surprise when the inform pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reached the quarters. They hardly broke any sweat as they registered an easy win over Jeppy Bay and Lasse Molhede in the prequarters 21-12 and 21-10.
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