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Lee Cheuk-yiu handed the fifth-seed Anthony Ginting an unexpected defeat in Thailand. Photo: AFP Indonesia s fifth seed Anthony Ginting suffered an unexpected defeat at badminton s Thailand Open on Thursday to Hong Kong s Lee Cheuk-yiu, who moved into the quarter-finals with a 21-19, 13-21, 21-12 win.
Ginting was Indonesia s last remaining hope after Jonatan Christie s exit on Wednesday, but despite a fightback in the second game, the 20th-ranked Lee was able to close out the match. He played better than me, admitted the 24-year-old Ginting, who reached the semi-finals of last week s tournament, also held in the Thai capital.
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Indian shuttler HS Prannoy progressed to the second round of the ongoing Thailand Open after securing a hard-fought win over Jonatan Christie here on Wednesday.
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Bangkok: Indian shuttler H S Prannoy battled through pain in his ribcage and a shoulder injury to stun Asian Games champion Jonatan Christie in the opening round of Toyota Thailand Open Super 1000 tournament here on Wednesday. A former top 10 player, Prannoy showed great resilience in the men s singles competition and didn t let the physical discomfort disturb his focus, outwitting the world number seven Christie 18-21 21-16 23-21 in a thrilling contest that clocked an hour and 15 minutes. It is Prannoy s first win against the sixth-seeded Indonesian in the last four attempts.
The 28-year-old from Kerala had spent two weeks stressing over his physical and mental health after contracting Covid-19 last November. The infection left him with pain in his ribcage even though everything looked normal in the tests. He could resume training only in the second week of December but had to go through the ordeal of a false Covid positive result ahead of the Yonex Thailand Open last