NEW DELHI: Indian badminton stars HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen superior to the second spherical of the World Championships in Copenhagen with commanding victories over their respective opponents on Monday.
Prannoy, ranked ninth globally, secured his spot within the subsequent spherical by defeating Finland’s Kalle Koljonen in straight video games, 24-22, 21-10. This victory prolonged Prannoy’s unbeaten report towards Koljonen to 3-0.
Lakshya Sen, the reigning gold medalist from the Commonwealth Video games, adopted swimsuit with a dominating efficiency towards Mauritius’ Georges Julien Paul. Sen cruised to a swift 21-12, 21-7 victory in simply 25 minutes, securing his passage into the second spherical.
Former world primary Kidambi Srikanth made a first-round exit, taking place to 14th seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan 14-21, 14-21 in a 47-minute battle.
Having received a bronze medal within the 2021 version, Sen is poised to face Korea’s Jeon Hyeok Jin in his upcoming match, whereas Prannoy is predicted to take care of Indonesia’s Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo.
In Prannoy’s match towards Koljonen, the opening recreation proved to be a carefully fought battle, with the Finnish participant initially gaining an 8-Four lead. Nevertheless, Prannoy mounted a comeback, claiming seven consecutive factors and securing an 11-Eight benefit on the interval.
The sport continued to be thrilling, with Koljonen incomes three recreation factors earlier than Prannoy finally triumphed with a decisive cross-court smash.
Prannoy, ranked ninth globally, secured his spot within the subsequent spherical by defeating Finland’s Kalle Koljonen in straight video games, 24-22, 21-10. This victory prolonged Prannoy’s unbeaten report towards Koljonen to 3-0.
Lakshya Sen, the reigning gold medalist from the Commonwealth Video games, adopted swimsuit with a dominating efficiency towards Mauritius’ Georges Julien Paul. Sen cruised to a swift 21-12, 21-7 victory in simply 25 minutes, securing his passage into the second spherical.
Former world primary Kidambi Srikanth made a first-round exit, taking place to 14th seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan 14-21, 14-21 in a 47-minute battle.
Having received a bronze medal within the 2021 version, Sen is poised to face Korea’s Jeon Hyeok Jin in his upcoming match, whereas Prannoy is predicted to take care of Indonesia’s Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo.
In Prannoy’s match towards Koljonen, the opening recreation proved to be a carefully fought battle, with the Finnish participant initially gaining an 8-Four lead. Nevertheless, Prannoy mounted a comeback, claiming seven consecutive factors and securing an 11-Eight benefit on the interval.
The sport continued to be thrilling, with Koljonen incomes three recreation factors earlier than Prannoy finally triumphed with a decisive cross-court smash.
Within the second recreation, Prannoy maintained an equal footing at 6-5 earlier than quickly pulling forward with a straight smash, in the end clinching the match. Koljonen struggled to deal with Prannoy’s techniques and suffered a loss.
In the meantime, Lakshya Sen dominated his match towards Paul from the beginning. He constructed a commanding lead of 11-Three and continued his momentum all through the sport, securing a simple victory.
Moreover, the Indian blended doubles pair of Rohan Kapoor and N Sikki Reddy confronted a defeat towards Scotland’s Adam Corridor and Julie Macpherson in a hard-fought 59-minute contest, with a last rating of 14-21, 22-20, 18-21.
(With PTI inputs)
