Japan Masters 2023: HS Prannoy wins; Lakshya, Priyanshu lose in R32 - Highlights

Game 1: Close fight

Brilliant assessment from Priyanshu; he levels the first game 2-2 against Lin, whose toss goes long.

Game 1: Priyanshu vs Lin

Lin serves. Both players start with a few net dribbles before playing tosses. Priyanshu concedes the first point by finding the net. 

Priyanshu steps into Court 3

Priyanshu Rajawat and Lin Chun-Yi step into Court 3. We are all set for action now. 

Priyanshu Rajawat in action soon

World no. 30 Priyanshu Rajawat, who won his maiden BWF World Tour title at Orleans Masters in France in April, will face off against world no. 21 Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei. 

This is their first meeting. 

Matches and timing

Priyanshu Rajawat vs Lin Chun-Yi 10:00 AM IST 

Lakshya Sen vs Kodai Naraoka 11:30 AM IST 

HS Prannoy vs Lee Cheuk Yiu 2:50 PM IST 

Hello and welcome

Welcome to our live blog for the Japan Masters 2023 badminton tournament. Three Indians - Priyanshu Rajawat, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy - will be playing their R32 match on Wednesday. Stay tuned for regular updates!