Saina Nehwal/File photo
Tokyo: HS Prannoy defeats Commonwealth Games gold medalist Laksha Sen in World Badminton Championship. Prannoy came back from losing the first game in men’s singles to defeat Lakshya Sen. Score 17-21, 21-16, 21-17.
Prannoy won after a 75-minute long battle. This is the second time in a row that Lakshya Sen has been defeated by a Malayali player. India’s Saina Nehwal tripped in the pre-quarters. Saina fell in front of the Thai player with the score of 17-21, 21-16, 13-21.
Continuing his brilliant run @PRANNOYHSPRI gets the better of compatriot WR-10 @lakshya_sen in an all nail-biting R16 clash to cruise into the quarterfinals of the #BWFWorldChampionships2022
Well played both of you! #BWC2022#Tokyo2022#IndiaontheRise#Badminton pic.twitter.com/Y2KrrdBLoJ
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) August 25, 2022
Saina’s progress was blocked by Thailand’s Busanan. With this, when they came face to face, the Thai player took the number of wins against Saina to five. Saina won three times against Busanan.
It is the first time India has entered the doubles quarter-finals at the World Badminton Championship. It is also special that two Indian alliances have reached the quarters. Arjun-Kapila and Chirag Shetty-Ranki Reddy made it to the quarters.
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