H.S. Prannoy’s defeat ends India’s marketing campaign on the Japan Masters badminton event.
Prannoy in motion on November 15, 2023. Photo: X/@PRANNOYHSPRI.
Indian shuttler HS Prannoy misplaced a closely-fought second spherical match in opposition to Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei to bow out of the Japan Masters Super 500 badminton event right here on Thursday.
The Asian Games bronze medallist Indian, who returned to motion after recovering from a again harm, squandered a gap recreation benefit to lose 21-19 16-21 19-21 to world no. 12 Chen in a 73-minute males’s singles match that went down the wire.
Prannoy’s defeat introduced curtains on India’s marketing campaign on the event.
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The world quantity 8 Indian regarded in management in the primary recreation as he opened up a 4-0 lead and managed to remain 11-8 forward on the break.
Chen stored preventing to maintain himself shut however Prannoy sealed the opening recreation.
Chen bought his act collectively after the opening reversal and took 5-0 lead shortly. Though Prannoy managed to attract parity at 10-10, Chen reeled off 4 fast factors to create a niche, which the Indian could not bridge.
The Chinese Taipei participant carried the momentum in the decider, main 12-4 at one stage. Soon Prannoy produced his trademark fightback to slowly and steadily draw parity at 19-19.
Chen, nevertheless, recovered in the nick of time to win the decider 21-19 and pocket the match.
