India’s ace shuttler H.S. Prannoy fell brief within the finals match of the Australia Open 2023 males’s singles title on Sunday in a dramatic vogue. 

World No. 24 Chinese shuttler Weng Hongyang had a hard-fought victory in a battle that lasted for 3 video games. Hongyang began the sport on a robust foot as he stored the Indian struggling for factors. 

Prannoy discovered it laborious to assert factors and ended up shedding the primary recreation by 21-9. The drastic distinction within the first recreation indicated that the Chinese shuttler would stroll away with a straightforward victory within the finals. 

But Prannoy fought again with a distinct swagger in his recreation and bounced again to carry the sport again to parity at 23-21. Prannoy used many of the momentum from the second recreation and led the third recreation for almost all of the time. He had a two-point lead benefit with the rating studying 19-17.

Hongyang made a robust comeback to sq. the sport degree at 20-20. Hongyang held onto his nerves to assert the ultimate two factors and the Australia Open title by 22-20. 

Earlier within the match, Prannoy produced a advantageous efficiency on the Quaycentre Court 1 to defeat compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat in straight video games within the semifinal.

Prannoy overwhelmed world No. 31 Rajawat 21-18, 21-12 to make his second final of the 2023 BWF season.

Both Indian shuttles Prannoy and Rajawat went toe-to-toe within the all-Indian semifinal encounter. As the match progressed, each Indian badminton gamers competed to achieve a bonus.

With the scores tied at 18-all, Prannoy gained three consecutive factors to take the lead within the match.

Prannoy maintained his lead within the second recreation, racing to a 7-3 lead. Rajawat, then again, gained 4 consecutive factors to tie the sport at 7-all.

The 31-year-old Prannoy, then again, stepped up his recreation and led 11-7 on the half. Prannoy crushed Rajawat, successful the match in 43 minutes.