BWF World Tour Finals: Indian shuttler HS Prannoy is gearing up to his maiden appearance in the BWF World Tour finals this year. The World No.12, who is the only Indian to have made the cut to the year-end event was seen in an intense practice session ahead of the tournament that is set to begin from 7th December 2022 at Bangkok, Thailand. Follow BWF World Tour Finals 2022 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
BWF World Tour Finals: HS Prannoy sweats it out in intense practice session ahead of BWF World Tour Finals 2022 – Watch Video
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In a video posted by Premier Badminton League, which was later shared by Prannoy on his Twitter account, the shuttler was seen practicing on the court. In the short clip, the shuttler was also seen practicing some trick shots.
Prannoy enjoyed a great season on the tour this year as he is third in the BWF World Tour rankings, behind World No.1 Viktor Axelsen and Chou Tien Chen. He will be the only Indian to participate in the season-ending event this year as World No.7 PV Sindhu will miss it due to an injury.
World No.7 Lakshya Sen and World No.11 Kidambi Srikanth too couldn’t secure spots in the tournament as they finished 11th and 10th in the race to the BWF World Tour finals this year.
HS Prannoy’s performance in 2022
- 30-year old Prannoy had a terrific season in 2022, where one of his major highlights is playing a part in India’s Thomas Cup winning campaign.
- His best performance in singles this year is a runner-up finish at the Swiss Open Super 300 event.
- He also made it to the semifinals at the Malaysia Masters and Indonesia Open.
- Prannoy was also the only Indian in singles to make it to the quarterfinals of the World Championships.
The tournament which was scheduled to be held at Guangzhou in China, has been relocated to Nimibutr Arena in Bangkok, Thailand due to the Covid-9 pandemic. Now the tournament will run from 7-11 December – one week earlier than the scheduled dates. Prannoy is most likely to be the third seed in the season finale.
BWF World Tour Finals: HS Prannoy sweats it out in intense practice session ahead of BWF World Tour Finals 2022 – Watch Video
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