India Open 2022: HS Prannoy vs Lakshya Sen LIVE – HS Prannoy will be hoping to end his title drought and inch closer to the gold medal when he takes the court on Friday in the India Open 2022. However, he will go up against World Championship bronze medallist Lakshya Sen in what promises to be a riveting quarter-final clash in New Delhi. Sen is seeded third for the tournament, while Prannoy is placed 8th . Follow Insidesport.in for all India Open LIVE Updates.
India Open 2022: HS Prannoy vs Lakshya Sen LIVE – Sen, Prannoy battle for dominance, semi-final spot – Follow LIVE Updates
All eyes will be on Lakshya Sen, with the No.3 seed being the crown jewel in men’s singles following the withdrawal of Kidambi Srikanth. The 20-year-old has looked in fine flow with his dominant wins over Egypt’s Adham Hatem Elgamal and Sweden’s Felix Burestedt. He now faces off against fellow compatriot HS Prannoy in an all Indian quarter-final clash of the India Open 2022.
Meanwhile, HS Prannoy received a walkover after his opponent from the last round Mithun Manjunath was among the seven who withdrew after testing positive for COVID-19.The veteran Indian shuttler had defeated Spain’s Pablo Abian in the first round 21-14, 21-7 and will be fresh for the clash against Sen.
India Open 2022: HS Prannoy vs Lakshya Sen LIVE – Sen, Prannoy battle for dominance, semi-final spot – Follow LIVE Updates
The 20-year-old from Almora had a good outing in the last season as he reached the final of Dutch Open, made it to the semifinals at Hylo, and then entered the knockout stage of the World Tour Finals on debut. However, the icing on the cake was his bronze at the World Championships, which helped him to emulate his mentor Prakash Padukone and compatriot B Sai Praneeth.
HS Prannoy made a credible quarter final finish at the World Championships in December and is looking to his very best following some health and injury issues. Now returning to the fold, the No.8 seed will eye a huge win in Delhi, especially ahead of Big Ticket events like the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, besides the regular BWF world Tour events.
One can follow the live updates of the LIVE match and the Indian Open 2022 can keep tabs on Insidesport.in
India Open 2022: HS Prannoy vs Lakshya Sen LIVE – Sen, Prannoy battle for dominance, semi-final spot – Follow LIVE Updates
Editors pick
