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China Open 2025: HS Prannoy made it to the second round by defeating Koki Watanbe of Japan in the China Open Super 1000 badminton tournament. Lakshya Sen and Anupama Upadhyay were out after losing in the first round.
HS PranayHighlights
- Prannoy won by saving five matches points.
- Lakshya Sen came out in the first round of China Open.
- Anupama Upadhyay also lost in the first round.
World number 35 Prannoy won 8-21, 21-16, 23-21 against the number 18 Watanbe.
The target continued to perform poorly and he suffered a defeat 21–14, 22-24, 11-21 from China’s fifth seed Lee Shi Feng. Pranay said after the match:
At this stage of my career, every victory matters. I am happy to come back on the tour. The level of the game has really become much better and you are facing a tough challenge from the beginning. Now winning every round is becoming difficult day by day. The average age in male singles has suddenly become 22-23 years. There are many new faces and you do not really know what their game is. Now experience does not matter much.
In the first game of the Indian player, there was no one in front of the Japanese player, but in the second game, he made a good comeback and brought the match on par. The third and decisive game was quite exciting.
Pranay was behind 2–11 in the last game, but then he reduced the difference with five consecutive points. Nevertheless, the Japanese player had five matches points on a score of 15-20. The Indian player saved all these matches and took a slight lead of 21-20 and finally registered a memorable victory.
In the women’s singles, Anupama Upadhyay was out of Chinese Taipei’s Lynn Hasiang Tai in the first round to lose 23-21, 11-21, 10-21. Mixed doubles couples of A Surya and A. Pramuthesh and Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Gadde also lost their early matches.
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Since February 2025, Network 18 served as Deputy News Editor in 18 group. A decade experience in journalism. As a reporter, witness to several national-international events. The beginning of a career with electronic media. Jagran New Media … Read more
