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Lakshya Sen Beats HS Prannoy; Satwik-Chirag Pair Advance to BWF Super 500 Quarters
Hong Kong Open 2025: Lakshya Sen had a slow start, and HS Prannoy took advantage of it to win the first game. Paris 2024 semi-finalist Lakshya also started the second game slowly. He was trailing 11-9 till the break, but then made a comeback to make the score 13-13.
On Thursday, Lakshya Sen defeated compatriot HS Prannoy in the men's singles category. In the men's doubles to make it to the quarter-finals, the pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Thailand's Peerachai Sukphun and Pakkapon Tiratsakul. Competing at the Coliseum here today, India's top player and world No. 20 Lakshya Sen defeated HS Prannoy, ranked 34th in the men's singles badminton rankings, 15-21, 21-18, 21-10 in 1 hour and 8 minutes.
Lakshya Sen had a slow start, and HS Prannoy took advantage of it to win the first game. Paris 2024 semi-finalist Lakshya also started the second game slowly. He was trailing 11-9 till the break, but then made a comeback to make the score 13-13.
Although Prannoy again took the lead at 18-17, Lakshya snatched the game by scoring four consecutive points and forced the decider. In the deciding game too, Lakshya Sen started cautiously and then gained momentum to take an 11-8 lead by the interval. After this, he lost only two points and won the match easily. This is his sixth win in nine encounters against Prannoy.
