Is attacking badminton going out of vogue? We reflect on the overall pattern in men’s singles and where the top Indian players stand in the discipline.
Tokyo, Aug. 24 (PTI): HS Prannoy stunned second seed Kento Momota in straight games to record a sensational win while reigning Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen also sailed into the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals of the World Championships here on Wednesday. Unseeded Prannoy rose above expectations to shut the door on crowd favourite and two-time former world champion Momota 21-17 21-16 in a second round tie. Incidentally, it was Prannoy’s first win over Momota in eight matches. In their previous clashes, the Indian won only one game against his higher-rated Japanese rival. Earlier in he day, reigning Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen sailed into the pre-quarterfinals with a straight game win over Spain’s Luis Penalver. The young Indian badminton ace Sen won his second round contest 21-17 21-10, taking 72 minutes to complete the formality. Prannoy and Sen will face each other in an all-Indian last 16 clash on Thursday. However, last edition’s runner
TOKYO, AUGUST 22: Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen continued his impressive run, trouncing Danish Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus in straight games to progress to the men’s singles second round at BWF World Championships in Tokyo on Monday. India also registered twin wins in women’s and mixed doubles competition on the opening day which saw B. Sai Praneeth bow out after losing in three games to world number 4 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei. The 20-year-old Sen, who had returned with […]
In men’s singles, India have three former medallists and in-form HS Prannoy but a tough draw, while Satwik-Chirag will be hoping to create history in doubles.