NEW DELHI: Indian badminton participant HS Prannoy delivered an unimaginable efficiency on the World Championships on Friday, guaranteeing a medal for India.
Prannoy defeated two-time defending champion Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen, who’s presently ranked No.1 on the earth, in an exciting 68-minute quarterfinal match.
The match was a rollercoaster trip as Prannoy fought again from a recreation all the way down to ultimately clinch victory in three tight video games. The ultimate scoreline learn 13-21, 21-15, 21-16 in favour of Prannoy.
The 31-year-old from Kerala, who this yr gained the Malaysia Masters Tremendous 500 and superior to the finals of the Australian Open Tremendous 500, prolonged India’s unimaginable World Championships run by securing the nation’s 14th medal within the competitors.
PV Sindhu, a two-time medalist on the Olympics, gained 5 of them, together with a gold in 2019, and Saina Nehwal took house two (silver and bronze). The opposite medalists in singles are Kidambi Srikanth (silver), Lakshya Sen (bronze), B Sai Praneeth (bronze), and Prakash Padukone (bronze).
Within the final version, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty took house bronze, whereas the ladies’s doubles group of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa earned bronze in 2011.
Prannoy, presently ranked ninth on the earth, will now proceed to the semi-finals the place he’ll face Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn. Vitidsarn, who defeated TW Wang of Chinese language Taipei within the quarterfinal, will undoubtedly present a tricky problem for Prannoy.
Prannoy’s overcome Axelsen will undoubtedly enhance his confidence and set the stage for an intense and thrilling semi-final conflict.
Prannoy defeated two-time defending champion Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen, who’s presently ranked No.1 on the earth, in an exciting 68-minute quarterfinal match.
The match was a rollercoaster trip as Prannoy fought again from a recreation all the way down to ultimately clinch victory in three tight video games. The ultimate scoreline learn 13-21, 21-15, 21-16 in favour of Prannoy.
The 31-year-old from Kerala, who this yr gained the Malaysia Masters Tremendous 500 and superior to the finals of the Australian Open Tremendous 500, prolonged India’s unimaginable World Championships run by securing the nation’s 14th medal within the competitors.
PV Sindhu, a two-time medalist on the Olympics, gained 5 of them, together with a gold in 2019, and Saina Nehwal took house two (silver and bronze). The opposite medalists in singles are Kidambi Srikanth (silver), Lakshya Sen (bronze), B Sai Praneeth (bronze), and Prakash Padukone (bronze).
Within the final version, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty took house bronze, whereas the ladies’s doubles group of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa earned bronze in 2011.
Prannoy, presently ranked ninth on the earth, will now proceed to the semi-finals the place he’ll face Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn. Vitidsarn, who defeated TW Wang of Chinese language Taipei within the quarterfinal, will undoubtedly present a tricky problem for Prannoy.
Prannoy’s overcome Axelsen will undoubtedly enhance his confidence and set the stage for an intense and thrilling semi-final conflict.
