The Sen of Lakshya in India fought his way to reach the second round of the All England championships on Tuesday, while the compatriot HS Prannoy was eliminated during the first round of the male competition in single here. Lakshya, ranked 15th in the world, came from behind to defeat the world n ° 37 of Chinese taipei, Su Li Yang, with a victory of 13-21, 21-17, 21-15 during the first round of the Super 1000 event. The 23-year-old man from Almora will then face the third Indonesian seed Jonatan Christie. Lakshya had beaten Christie on the way to her fourth place at the Paris Olympic Games last year.
On Tuesday, the Prannoy HS of India bowed from the All England championships, undergoing a defeat accordingly against Toma Junior Popov French in the male opening tour. On a return path, Prannoy, bronze medalist at the world championships and the 2023 Asian games, fought 53 minutes before descending 19-21, 16-21 to Popov, which is currently classified 17th in the world. The 32-year-old man, ranked 29th, had his chances in the opening match, leading 6-1 and 15-12, but wandered against the relentless pressure of Popov, who transformed the game from 16-18 to 19-18 before taking the lead.
Popov grew up in confidence after the end change, going from 5-3 to 13-9. Prannoy retaliated at 13-13, but Popov took a step forward while the Indian collapses.
After losing the first match, Lakshya and Yang fought fiercely up to 17-17 in the second match, the Indian taking advantage of three Yang errors in the net to record four consecutive points and get back in the competition.
In the decision maker, Lakshya led 11-9 at the interval, and although Yang ends at 15-15, Lakshya finished strong, winning the last six points with a bodies, two powerful returns and some additional errors from Yang.
The double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu and the former world n ° 1 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will start their campaign on Wednesday.
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