Indian Open 2024: Satwik-Chirag and Prannoy reached quarter-finals, HS Prannoy also performed amazingly
Indian Open 2024: Eighth seed Prannoy, taking full advantage of his experience, defeated compatriot Priyanshu 20-22, 21-14, 21-14 in a tough match that lasted one hour and 16 minutes in the second round. Priyanshu Rajawat, who troubled Lakshya Sen in the opening round, did not look in good form in the beginning and Prannoy took a 5-2 lead.
After dropping the opening set of the Indian Open men's singles match on Thursday, Indian badminton sensation HS Prannoy rallied to overcome fellow countryman Priyanshu Rajawat and advance to the quarterfinals. In a different match, Chinese Taipei's Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han were upset by second-seeded men's doubles team Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, advancing them to the round of eight.
The eighth seed In the second round, Prannoy, making the most of his experience, defeated fellow countryman Priyanshu 20-22, 21-14, 21-14 in a hard-fought encounter that lasted one hour and sixteen minutes. Prannoy led 5-2 at the start of the match because Priyanshu Rajawat, who had given Lakshya Sen some trouble in the first round, was not playing well. However, the 21-year-old made a brilliant comeback against World Championship bronze medalist Prannoy to score 20-18. Prannoy managed to save two game points but fell behind in the end.
In the second game, Prannoy took an early lead of 7-0, but Rajawat made a comeback to reduce the gap to 12-10. This time Prannoy made no mistakes and won the game 21-14. In the third game, Prannoy displayed his experience brilliantly by winning it 21-14 and entering the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, the Indian pair of Satwik and Chirag, who defeated Chinese Taipei's Fang-Chih Lee and Fang-Zhen Lee in the opening round, also won their round of 16 encounters.
