Malaysia Open Badminton LIVE – Praneeth vs Ginting LIVE: The Malaysia Open Badminton action has started. On Day 1, Sai Praneeth has bowed out from the competition after losing against Indonesia’s Anthony Ginting in the first round. Meanwhile, Sameer Verma is in action against Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie. HS Prannoy will be seen in action later in the day. Indian Badminton queen PV Sindhu will start her campagin on Wednesday: Follow Malaysia Open Badminton Live updates on Insidesport.IN
Singles action on Day 1
Men’s Singles
Sai Praneeth lost to Antony Sinisuka Ginting – 15-21, 21-19, 9-21
Sameer Verma vs Jonatan Christie – IN PROGRESS
HS Prannoy vs Liew Daren – 1.50 PM
Men’s Doubles
Chirag-Rankireddy vs Chong-Tee – 1.30 PM
Women’s Doubles
Ponnappa-Reddy LOST to Matsuyama-Chida – 15-21, 11-21
Haritha-Ashna vs Jeong-Kim – 12.50 PM
Mixed Doubles
Prasad-Dewangan LOST to Kim-Jeong: 15-21, 9-21
Sai Praneeth vs Antony Sinisuka Ginting
Sai Praneeth who hasn’t been in a great touch this year faces sixth seed Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the first round on Tuesday. Praneeth has featured in six tournaments this year and faced humiliating first round defeats in five tournaments. His best performance so far is reaching the second round at Orleans Masters.
Meanwhile, World No.6 Ginting is entering the contest after reaching the quarterfinal at the Indonesi Open. He is yet to win a title this year and his best performances so far this year are two semifinal appearances at Swiss Open and Indonesia Masters.
This will be the eight meeting between both the players and the Indonesian leads the head-to-head record 4-3. They last met at the 2020 Asian Team championships with Ginting winning the contest after Praneeth retired due to injury.
Sameer Verma vs Jonatan Christie
6-3 to Christie, Christie unleashes a smash to take 6-3 lead in the decider.
Third Set
21-13 to Verma, Sameer Verma wins the second game to take the match into the decider.
11-4 to Verma, Sameer Verma enters the interval with a massive 11-4 lead in the second set.
5-1 to Verma, The Indian makes a good comeback in the second game and leads right from the start.
Second Set
21-14 to Christie, Christie wins the first game quite comfortably.
11-4 to Christie, Jonatan Christie enters the first-set interval with a 11-4 lead.
First Set
Sameer Verma has been battling with injuries this year that has seen him form drop a bit as he has been inconistent so far. He started the year with second round exit at the Indian Open and he then bowed out from the first round at Syed Modi International as well as All England Championships. His best performance is reaching the qurterfinal at Swiss Open. He begins his Malaysia Open campaign by facing seventh seed Jonathan Christie.
Christie is in a good form as he won the Swiss Open title this year. He also finished as runner-up at Asian Championships after losing the final against Lee Zii Jia. He enters Malaysian Open after facing second round exit at Indonesia Open.
This will be the fourth meeting between both the players and Sameer leads the head-to-head recortd 2-1. They last met four years ago at the French Open with Christie registering a three-set victory.
HS Prannoy vs Liew Daren
India’s HS Prannoy leads the men’s draw at the tournament after the pull outs of Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth. He begins his campaign by facing Malaysia’s Liew Daren in the first round. Prannoy is a man in form at the moment as he finished as runner-up at the Swiss Open this year. He also played a clinical role in helping India win the Thomas Cup and recently he was the only Indian to reach the semifinals at the Indonesia Open.
Meanwhile, Liew Daren’s performance this year has not been too impressive. He began the season with a second round defeat at All England Championships. After failing to go past the second round in two more tournaments, he finally reached the semifinals at the Thailand Open. He is entering the Malaysia Open after bowing out from the first round at Indonesian Masters and Indonesia Open.
The duo will be facing each other for the 11th time in their careers with Prannoy leading the Head-to-Head record 6-4. They last met this year at the Thailand Open with Daren winning the first round contest in three sets.
Men’s Doubles
In the men’s doubles, India’s seventh seed Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be in action. They are set to face Malaysia’s Man Wei Chong and Tee Kai Wun in the opening round. The Indian duo are expected to be the favourites.
Women’s Doubles
India’s women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponappa and N Sikki Reddy will kickstart the campaign by facing sixth seeded Japanese duo Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida in the first round. Meanwhile, Haritha Harinarayanan and Ashna Roy will be up against Jeong Na-eun and Kim Hye-jeong.