BWF World Championships 2023: Kidambi Srikanth knocked out; Prannoy and Lakshya advance to 2nd round — Highlights

Lakshya Sen in action shortly

World no. 11 Lakshya, the former World Championships bronze medallist, faces Georges Julien Paul of Mauritius in round of 64. 

Prannoy advances to Round of 32

Prannoy wins the second game 21-10 and wraps up the match. A straight-game win for the world no. 9 Indian. 

24-22, 21-10 is the final result.

Prannoy takes lead against Koljonen

Prannoy wins a roller coaster first game 24-22 against Koljonen. Prannoy fights back from 17-20 to take the lead against world no. 57 Koljonen of Finland. 

Game 1: Close fight between Prannoy and Koljonen

Kalle Koljonen fights back after the first game break to draw level 14-14. He takes 16-14 lead before Prannoy levels the proceeding at 17-17.

HS Prannoy in action

Prannoy is playing world no. 57 Kalle Koljonen of Finland. The Indian takes 11-8 lead at the first game interval. 

Prannoy, Lakshya and Srikanth in action

Later today, India's top three men's singles players - HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth - will be in action in their Round of 64 matches at the BWF World Championships 2023.

Rohank/Sikki bows out of World Championships

Rohan Kapoor and N. Sikki Reddy bowed out of the BWF World Championships 2023. The mixed doubles pair lost 14-21, 22-20, 18-21 in 59 minutes against Scotland's Adam Hall and Julie Macpherson.

The Indian pair levelled the match in the second game after losing the first. But their fight went in vain as the Scotish pair held their nerves to get the better of the Indians in the third game.

Rohan Sikki lose 1st game 14-21

At the first interval of the match, the Indian pair trails 5-11. And the lead grows before the first game is qwon by 7 points. At the interval, the Indian pair is advised to try to take the game deep.

Rohan/Sikki begin India's BWF Worlds campaign

Rohan Kapoor and Sikki Reddy begin their XD match against the Scottish pair to begin India's participation.

Indian pair concedes an early 2-6 deficit.

Can Prannoy, Lakshya end India's wait for gold?

The closest an Indian shuttler came to winning a World Championships gold in men's singles is Kidambi Srikanth, who had to settle for silver after losing the final to Loh Kean Yew in 2021.

Can Prannoy and Lakshya, being the two in-form players, end the title drought in Denmark?

Prannoy, seeded ninth in the event, will be India's best bet for the men's singles gold along with Lakshya, the 11th seed.