All England Badminton: HS Prannoy, Lakshya win on Day 1 - Scores, Results, Highlights
Prannoy seals the first game.
Prannoy is guilty of multiple errors on the net and Wang has covered all the gaps but then Prannoy hits one winner and wins the first game 21-19.
Prannoy floors Wang with his winner.
16-12 it and Prannoy is striking his winners pretty well now.
Prannoy has maintained the three-point gap.
Wang is testing Prannoy's defence here and he is reducing the gap with good net play.
Prannoy 14-11 Wang
Some fightback from Wang.
Wang takes three points and he has reduced the gap to 5 points.
Prannoy 12-7 Wang
Mid game break and Prannoy is leading 12-4
Seven points lead for Prannoy at the mid-game break.
Smooth sailing for India number 1 as Wang is unable to respond to his attack.
Five minutes and HS Prannoy is racing.
This is a big lead now as Prannoy has been quick with his shots on the net.
Wang is struggling at the moment.
Prannoy 9-3 Wang
Prannoy starts with an early lead.
Two winners from Prannoy and he starts with an early lead of 3-2.
First up will be HS Prannoy
HS Prannoy will look to better his first round exit from last edition.
He faces World Rank 24 Tzu Wei Wang.
2022 silver medalist Lakshya Sen faces big hurdle.
Silver medalist from 2022, Lakshya Sen will face Chou Tien Chen in the first round.
Lakshya lost to Viktor Axelsen in the finals last year.
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