NEW DELHI: Indian badminton star HS Prannoy made a strong development into the second spherical of the World Championships in Copenhagen, securing a straight-game victory over Finland’s Kalle Koljonen on Monday.
Ranked ninth globally, Prannoy, who had reached the quarterfinals within the final two editions, triumphed over the left-handed Koljonen with a scoreline of 24-22, 21-10. This victory prolonged Prannoy’s successful file towards the Finnish participant to 3-0.
The preliminary sport witnessed a intently contested showdown as Koljonen surged forward to an 8-Four lead. Nonetheless, Prannoy swiftly responded with seven consecutive factors, enabling him to grab an 11-Eight benefit on the mid-game interval.
After the break, the battle remained intense, culminating in Koljonen gaining three sport factors after saving one from Prannoy’s forehand. But, a composed Prannoy managed to thwart all three sport factors, succumbing solely as soon as to a large shot that favored his opponent.
At 22-21 in favor of Koljonen, the Finnish participant faltered below strain, hitting a protracted shot and shedding a internet alternate, consequently shifting the result in Prannoy. With a strong cross-court smash, Prannoy clinched the sport.
Ranked ninth globally, Prannoy, who had reached the quarterfinals within the final two editions, triumphed over the left-handed Koljonen with a scoreline of 24-22, 21-10. This victory prolonged Prannoy’s successful file towards the Finnish participant to 3-0.
The preliminary sport witnessed a intently contested showdown as Koljonen surged forward to an 8-Four lead. Nonetheless, Prannoy swiftly responded with seven consecutive factors, enabling him to grab an 11-Eight benefit on the mid-game interval.
After the break, the battle remained intense, culminating in Koljonen gaining three sport factors after saving one from Prannoy’s forehand. But, a composed Prannoy managed to thwart all three sport factors, succumbing solely as soon as to a large shot that favored his opponent.
At 22-21 in favor of Koljonen, the Finnish participant faltered below strain, hitting a protracted shot and shedding a internet alternate, consequently shifting the result in Prannoy. With a strong cross-court smash, Prannoy clinched the sport.
The second sport commenced evenly, with Prannoy sustaining a slight lead at 6-5 initially. Nonetheless, the Indian athlete shortly prolonged his result in six factors on the interval with a direct smash.
Prannoy continued to dominate, utilising exact angles and misleading pictures that Koljonen struggled to counter. This led to Prannoy amassing a big lead of 12 match factors, although Koljonen managed to save lots of a few them.
In the long run, Prannoy sealed the deal by capitalising on a straight smash, securing his spot within the subsequent spherical.
(With PTI inputs)
