Badminton World Championships: HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen through to third round; PV Sindhu bows out

HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen posted comfortable victories in the second round of the men’s singles event.

Aug 23, 2023 - 00:30

Badminton World Championships: HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen through to third round; PV Sindhu bows out

India’s HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen on Tuesday progressed to the third round in the men’s singles event at the BWF World Championships while PV Sindhu bowed out in the second round.

Up against South Korea’s Sen Jeon Hyeok Jin, Sen was always in control of the match trailing just twice at the start of both games. The Indian needed just 36 minutes to secure a 21-11, 21-12 win.

Meanwhile, Prannoy secured his place in the third round with a comfortable 21-9, 21-14 win against Indonesia’s Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo in 36 minutes.

Both Sen and Prannoy face tough matches in the third round with Sen playing Thailand’s third seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn. Sen and Vitidsarn have met each other nine times with the Thai player winning five matches. The pair met each other twice this season and won one match each.

Prannoy will face seventh seed Loh Kean Yew from Singapore. Prannoy holds a 3-1 head-to-head record over the Singaporean.

Sindhu’s tournament came to an end on Tuesday as she lost to Japanese rival Nozomi Okuhara in straight games. The pair had met in two classic World Championship finals with Okuhara edging ahead in the 2017 final while Sindhu got the better of Okuhara in the 2019 final.