HS Prannoy advances to second spherical of All England Open 2023 (BAI Media Twitter/Badminton Photo)
HS Prannoy made a profitable begin to his All England Open Championships 2023 marketing campaign by overcoming Chinese Taipei’s Tzu Wei Wang
India’s HS Prannoy survived some anxious moments earlier than advancing to the second spherical of the All England Championships after registering a straight-game win over Chinese Taipei’s Tzu Wei Wang within the males’s singles competitors on Tuesday.
The World No. 9 Indian eked out a 21-19 22-20 win over Wang within the 49-minute opening spherical conflict to take his general tally to 5-3 over the Taiwanese.
The 30-year-old from Kerela will meet both third-seeded Indonesian Anthony Sinisuka Ginting or Thailand’s Kantaphon Wangcharoen subsequent.
Prannoy seemed in good contact as he reeled off 5 factors on the trot to zoom to a snug 11-4 lead. However, the Indian was responsible of lacking the traces twice and in addition discovered the online, permitting Wang to lower down the deficit to three factors at 11-14.
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Prannoy managed to draw back to 18-12 with 4 straight factors earlier than Wang broke the run of factors with an aggressive return after a fast-paced rally.
Wang then punished Prannoy for his weak returns and moved to 16-19 with a misleading web return. A backhand going large after which one other one going lengthy from Prannoy introduced Wang to 19-19.
Prannoy then unleashed a cross-court smash to transfer to recreation level after which despatched down one other straight smash to shut the sport.
The second recreation was a tightly fought battle from the phrase go as Wang opened up a 7-2 lead. Prannoy levelled the scores, solely to miss the traces at his opponent’s forehand nook twice.
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He ultimately introduced down a booming smash to eke out a one level lead on the break. The two engaged in a slugfest subsequent, shifting neck and neck until 16-16.
Two venomous returns gave Prannoy a 19-17 lead however he as soon as once more squandered it as Wang made it 19-19. The Taiwanese went lengthy subsequent to hand over a match level to the Indian, who wasted it.
However, a decided Prannoy ensured there was no last-minute hiccups as he rejoiced as soon as Wang went to the online.
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