India’s star shuttler HS Prannoy outlasted a hard-fought battle in opposition to compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat to seal his place within the quarterfinals of the India Open 2024 badminton match in New Delhi on Thursday. The eighth-seeded Prannoy needed to exert quite a lot of effort in opposition to his junior compatriot Rajawat to register a 20-22, 21-14, 21-14 victory. With Prannoy leaping out to an early 5-2 lead, Priyanshu Rajawat, who had defeated Lakshya Sen within the first spherical, gave the impression to be at a drawback. But the 21-year-old pulled off a spectacular comeback to take a 20-18 lead over Prannoy, the bronze medallist on the world championships.

Even although Prannoy was in a position to save two recreation factors, he in the end let the lead slip away.

Rajawat rallied to chop Prannoy’s early benefit to 7-0, bringing the rating to 12-10. However, the 31-year-old Prannoy moved shortly and elevated the stakes.

With a easier efficiency, Prannoy gained the decider to advance after 76 minutes contest. In the lads’s singles badminton match on the India Open, Prannoy is the lone Indian participant nonetheless competing.

Meanwhile, Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, world No. 2 within the BWF badminton rankings, additionally made the ultimate eight in males’s doubles. Satwik and Chirag had a way more comfy day at work after having to place in plenty of effort to defeat Fang-Chih Lee and Fang-Jen Lee of Chinese Taipei within the first spherical.

In a 46-minute match, the Indian badminton gamers simply defeated Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han 21-14, 21-15.

In the quarterfinals, Danish fifth seeds Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen will current a much more formidable foe for Chirag and Satwik.

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