Being at the receiving end of poor officiating is a part and parcel of any sport, and it looks like, always will be. Despite the advent of technology in sports, there are certain aspects that are still not covered. On Thursday, HS Prannoy might have lost to the former World No. 2 Chou Tien Chen 21-19, 19-21, 16-21, but then a bad decision against him in the third game, saw Prannoy lose momentum on the court.
The incident occurred when the scores were locked at 10-4 in favour of the Chinese Taipei player, and the umpire called the shuttle long when it was clearly in. Unfortunately, no Hawk Eye assistance was available for the controversial decision since the match was played on Court No. 4.
The entire situation raises a pertinent question, as to why there is no Hawk Eye on every court, in a prestigious tournament like the Japan Masters 500? In fact, HS Prannoy himself raised this question on X. He wrote, “Don’t you guys think we need hawk eye in every single court from Super 500 events ? 😒🙄”
Meanwhile, Prannoy’s ouster from the tournament meant that India’s campaign at the Japan Masters also culminated. Earlier, Lakshya Sen had lost his first-round match, and so had the former World no. 1 pair of Satwik-Chirag.
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