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India’s PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy secured contrasting victories to enter the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open Super 750 badminton tournament on Thursday. Two-time Olympic medalist, Sindhu came from behind to beat Thailand’s Phittayaporn Chaiwan 19-21, 21-9, 21-14. Meanwhile Thomas Cup star Prannoy secured a dominant 21-15, 21-7 win over world no.4 Chou Tien in 35 minutes. Sindhu seeded seventh will face her nemesis Tai Tzu of Chinese Taipei, against whom she has an inferior 5-15 head-to-head record including a string of five losses on the trot. Prannoy, on the other hand, will face Jonatan Christie for a place in the semi-finals.
Sindhu started slowly against the Thai opponent as she lost the opening set. However the 26-year-old quickly adapted to the situation and took a more aggressive approach to win the second with a breeze. In the third game, the 21-year-old Thai shuttler showed some fight and held the Indian 10-10, before she displayed the best rally of the match to take it 11-10 at interval. Sindhu then went on to pocket the third set and thereby sealed the match. Prannoy took some time to get his acts together in the first set, but once he found his mojo, there was no looking back. The 29-year-old Indian slammed 12 points on the trot in the second set to secure his second win over chen.
The 2022 Malaysia Open will commence on June 28 and end on July 3.
Men’s Singles Round 2 Results
Viktor Axelsen beat Lee Cheuk Yiu 15-21, 21-6, 21-13
Anthony Ginting beat Sitthikom Thammasin 21-18, 21-18
HS Prannoy beat Chou Tien Chen 21-15, 21-7
Jonatan Christie beat Kenta Nishimoto 21-18, 21-17
K Vitidsarn beat Parupalli Kashyap 21-19, 21-10
Lu Guang Zu beat Wang Tzu Wei 21-18, 21-11
Shesar Hiren Rhustavito beat Lee Zii Jia 21-19, 19-21, 21-16
Kento Momota beat NG Ka Long Angus 11-21, 21-8, 21-18
Men’s Singles Quarter-finals Schedule
Viktor Axelsen vs Anthony Ginting
HS Prannoy vs Jonatan Christie
K Vitidsarn vs Lu Guang Zu
Shesar Hiren Rhustavito vs Kento Momota
Women’s Singles Round 2 Results
Wang Zhi Yi beat Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 21-19, 21-13
Line Kjaersfeldt beat Carolina Marin 21-19, 19-21, 21-13
Han Yue beat AN Se Young 21-23, 21-18, 21-16
Ratchanok Intanon beat Beiwen Zhang 15-21, 21-12, 21-18
Nozomi Okuhara beat Iris Wang 23-21, 21-18
Chen Yu Fei beat Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21-12, 21-19
PV Sindhu beat Phittayaporn Chaiwan 19-21, 21-9, 21-14
Tai Tzu Ying beat Kristin Kuuba 21-11, 21-9
Women’s Singles Quarter-finals Schedule
Wang Zhi Yi vs Line Kjaersfeldt
Han Yue vs Ratchanok Intanon
Nozomi Okuhara vs Chen Yu Fei
PV Sindhu vs Tai Tzu Ying
Where to watch Malaysia Open 2022?
Badminton fans in India can watch live action on Voot Select and also at BWF official Youtube channel BWF TV.