Prannoy and Sen out in first round of China Open
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HS Prannoy crashed out in the first round of the China Open Super 1000 badminton tournament after going down in three games to Malaysia’s Ng Tze Yong here on Tuesday.
World Championship bronze medalist HS Prannoy crashed out in the first round of the China Open Super 1000 badminton tournament after going down in three games to Malaysia’s Ng Tze Yong here on Tuesday. The world number six Indian went down 12-21 21-13 18-21 to the world number 22 from Malaysia in a match that lasted one hour and six minutes.
Reigning Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen also failed to make it past the first round. He went down 21-23 21-16 9-21 to Anders Antonsen of Denmark. The match lasted for one hour and 18 minutes. Priyanshu Rajawat then went down 13-21, 24-26 to Indonesia’s Shesar Hiren Rustavito to end India’s challenge in men’s singles.
In women’s doubles, Trisa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand lost 18-21, 11-21 to top seeded Chinese pair of Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan. No player from India is participating in the women’s singles due to PV Sindhu’s last-minute withdrawal to focus on the Asian Games.
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