Badminton
All England Badminton: HS Prannoy, Lakshya win on Day 1 - Scores, Results, Highlights
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Indian shuttlers are back in action as the prestigious All England Badminton Open 2023 starts on Tuesday in Birmingham.
Leading the Indian challenge, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy will feature on the first day of competition in the men's singles category. While HS Prannoy will take on Tzu Wei Wang of Taiwan, Lakshya Sen will face fifth-seeded Chou Tien Chen.
Stay tuned for updates.
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- 14 March 2023 10:43 AM GMT
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.
- 14 March 2023 10:37 AM GMT
Prannoy floors Wang with his winner.
16-12 it and Prannoy is striking his winners pretty well now.
- 14 March 2023 10:34 AM GMT
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
- 14 March 2023 10:31 AM GMT
Some fightback from Wang.
Wang takes three points and he has reduced the gap to 5 points.
Prannoy 12-7 Wang
- 14 March 2023 10:29 AM GMT
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.
- 14 March 2023 10:26 AM GMT
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
- 14 March 2023 10:22 AM GMT
Prannoy starts with an early lead.
Two winners from Prannoy and he starts with an early lead of 3-2.
- 14 March 2023 10:10 AM GMT
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.
- 14 March 2023 9:23 AM GMT
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.