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Japan Open: Prannoy defeats Srikanth, Lakshya. Satwik/Chirag moves to quarters- Highlights
HS Prannoy won an all-Indian clash against Srikanth while Lakshya Sen and Satwik/Chirag also moved to quarter-finals of Japan Open 2023.
HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth won the first and second singles matches against England at the Thomas Cup on April 29, 2024.
HS Prannoy defeated Kidambi Srikanth in an all-Indian clash 19-21, 21-9, 21-9 to move to the quarter-finals while Lakshya Sen overcame local boy Kanta Tsuneyama 21-14, 21-16.
In men's doubles, Satwik Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty defeated Jeppe Bay/Lasse Molhede 21-17, 21-11. Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand lost to world number 7 pair Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida while
As it happened:
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- 27 July 2023 6:09 AM GMT
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- 27 July 2023 6:05 AM GMT
And that is it, HS Prannoy wins the match.
HS Prannoy wins the all-Indian clash 19-21, 21-9, 21-9 and he moves to the quarter-finals. This win means we have three quarter-finalists in Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy and Satwik/Chirag.
- 27 July 2023 5:57 AM GMT
Prannoy has the upper hand in the decider.
Both players look a little tired but it is HS Prannoy who has been brilliant in the final game. He has hit his cross court winners to perfection and it will take a lot of work from Kidambi to comeback from 5-11.
- 27 July 2023 5:45 AM GMT
HS Prannoy wins the second game 21-9 and we are off to a decider.
A service error from Srikanth gives HS Prannoy the win in the second game. Prannoy has dominated the second game completely to win it 21-9 and we are going to a decider.
- 27 July 2023 5:39 AM GMT
Eight minutes in second game and HS Prannoy has a big lead.
HS Prannoy has completely dominated the second game till now and has a big lead of 11-7. He will be looking close this one quickly and force a decider.
- 27 July 2023 5:29 AM GMT
Srikanth wins the first game 21-19.
HS Prannoy fought hard but Kidambi Srikanth took some time to find his rhythm and won the first game 21-19.
- 27 July 2023 5:22 AM GMT
Not an inch to breathe!
HS Prannoy roars as Srikanth hits one on the net. Both players are moving point- by-point and Prannoy has a lead of 16-15 at the moment.
- 27 July 2023 5:16 AM GMT
The experienced Indian shuttlers have played a tight game till now.
Srikanth leads 11-10 at the mid-game break despite being down 7-9 earlier. Prannoy has gifted the final point after hitting one on the net.
- 27 July 2023 5:11 AM GMT
Prannoy started well but Srikanth has equalized.
HS Prannoy started with a quick 4-0 lead but the experienced Indian shuttler Srikanth gets some points through Prannoy's errors. It is 5-5 at the moment.
