NEW DELHI: Indian badminton stars HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen complex to the second one spherical of the Global Championships in Copenhagen with commanding victories over their respective fighters on Monday.
Prannoy, ranked ninth globally, attach his spot within the then spherical by way of defeating Finland’s Kalle Koljonen in directly video games, 24-22, 21-10. This victory prolonged Prannoy’s unbeaten report in opposition to Koljonen to 3-0.
Lakshya Sen, the reigning gold medalist from the Commonwealth Video games, adopted swimsuit with a dominating efficiency in opposition to Mauritius’ Georges Julien Paul. Sen cruised to a rapid 21-12, 21-7 victory in simply 25 mins, securing his passage into the second one spherical.
Having gained a bronze medal within the 2021 version, Sen is set to stand Korea’s Jeon Hyeok Jin in his after fit, life Prannoy is predicted to cope with Indonesia’s Chico Air of mystery Dwi Wardoyo.
In Prannoy’s fit in opposition to Koljonen, the hole sport proved to be a intently fought fight, with the Finnish participant to start with gaining an 8-4 manage. Then again, Prannoy fixed a comeback, claiming seven consecutive issues and securing an 11-8 merit on the interlude.
The sport persevered to be thrilling, with Koljonen incomes 3 sport issues ahead of Prannoy in the end triumphed with a decisive cross-court destroy.
Prannoy, ranked ninth globally, attach his spot within the then spherical by way of defeating Finland’s Kalle Koljonen in directly video games, 24-22, 21-10. This victory prolonged Prannoy’s unbeaten report in opposition to Koljonen to 3-0.
Lakshya Sen, the reigning gold medalist from the Commonwealth Video games, adopted swimsuit with a dominating efficiency in opposition to Mauritius’ Georges Julien Paul. Sen cruised to a rapid 21-12, 21-7 victory in simply 25 mins, securing his passage into the second one spherical.
Having gained a bronze medal within the 2021 version, Sen is set to stand Korea’s Jeon Hyeok Jin in his after fit, life Prannoy is predicted to cope with Indonesia’s Chico Air of mystery Dwi Wardoyo.
In Prannoy’s fit in opposition to Koljonen, the hole sport proved to be a intently fought fight, with the Finnish participant to start with gaining an 8-4 manage. Then again, Prannoy fixed a comeback, claiming seven consecutive issues and securing an 11-8 merit on the interlude.
The sport persevered to be thrilling, with Koljonen incomes 3 sport issues ahead of Prannoy in the end triumphed with a decisive cross-court destroy.
In the second one sport, Prannoy maintained an equivalent bottom at 6-5 ahead of swiftly pulling forward with a directly destroy, in the end clinching the fit. Koljonen struggled to maintain Prannoy’s techniques and suffered a loss.
In the meantime, Lakshya Sen ruled his fit in opposition to Paul from the beginning. He constructed a commanding manage of 11-3 and persevered his momentum right through the sport, securing a simple victory.
Moreover, the Indian blended doubles pair of Rohan Kapoor and N Sikki Reddy confronted a defeat in opposition to Scotland’s Adam Corridor and Julie Macpherson in a hard-fought 59-minute competition, with a last rating of 14-21, 22-20, 18-21.
(With PTI inputs)
