Prannoy endures 18-hour wait to reach Malaysia Open 2nd round
HS Prannoy endures an 18-hour wait to reach the Malaysia Open second round on Wednesday due to a leak at the Axiata Arena.
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PRANNOY ENDURES ‘LONG WAIT,’ BEATS YANG AFTER 18-HOUR DELAY
Prannoy endures a “long wait” after he beat Brian Yang, 21-12, 17-21, 21-15, after an 18-hour delay for his match to begin.
Furthermore, the Indian shuttler overcame a letdown in the middle set to unsteady Yang in the decider of their first-round match.
Moreover, Prannoy had to wait nearly 18 hours due to a rain delay caused by roof leakage at the playing arena.
He led, 21-12, 6-3, when play was first halted on Tuesday.
“It was long day waiting and thinking about what would happen. To finally be on the winning side in the first round feels good,” Prannoy said.
“But s players, there wasn’t much we could do about it (long delays),” he added.
INDIAN SHUTTLER CITES PATIENCE, PREPARATION TO OVERCOME ADVERSITY
Moreover, the Indian shuttler cited patience and preparation for him to overcome adversities like match delays.
Furthermore, Prannoy acknowledges his two months of training should help him to cope up with tougher opposition ahead.
“The last two months of training helped put me in a position to compete. Let’s see how things unfold from here,” the Indian shuttler said.
“There are always challenges, but that doesn’t mean I stop training or competing. Whenever I return, I aim to be ready to win,” he added.
Prannoy last won the Malaysia Masters in May 2023 also at the Axiata Arena.
CHINESE MEN’S DOUBLES DEFENDING CHAMPS OUSTED; NO TOP 4 SEEDS LEFT
Moreover, China’s men’s doubles pair Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang were ousted in their second-round match.
Furthermore, the defending champions fell short, 17-21, 16-21, to Seo Seung Jae and Kim Won Ho of South Korea.
This marks the first since the World Tour’s inception in 2018 that the top four seeds will not play past the second round.
Top seeds Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark were ousted right in the first round.
Home favorites and world No.3 Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin Rumsani, as well as Indonesia’s No.4 Fajar Alfian and Rian Ardianto of Indonesia also fell.
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