India’s HS Prannoy got a shock win over second seed and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen 14-21 21-19 21-16 to book his place in the quarter-finals of the BWF 750 Indonesia Masters on Thursday. Down and out in the first game, the Indian shuttler made a stunning comeback to defeat the World no 2. It was Prannoy’s first victory in six attempts against Axelsen. He will now face compatriot and former world No 1 Kidambi Srikanth in the quarterfinals.
Prannoy will face his compatriot Kidambi Srikant, who defeated Jonatan Christie of Indonesia 13-21, 21-18, 21-15, for a place in the semi-final.
PV Sindhu reached the women’s singles quarter-finals beating Spain’s Clara Azurmendi 17-21, 21-7, 21-12 in a 47-minute encounter. In the quarter-finals, Sindhu will take on Neslihan Yigit of Turkey, who defeated Marina Ulitina of Ukraine 21-18, 21-13 in the second round on Thursday.
Meanwhile, promising youngster Lakshya Sen was knocked out of the Indonesia Masters after losing 13-21 19-21 to the top seed and two-time world champion Kento Momota of Japan in a 46-minute clash.
In the mixed doubles, Dhruv Kapila and N Sikki Reddy also bowed out after losing 15-21, 23-21, 18-21 to Thai team Supak Jomkoh and Supissara Paewsampran. The Indian pair had beaten second seeds and home favourites Praveen Jordan and Melati Oktavianti in the previous round but could not sustain that winning run despite a tough fight.
N Sikki Reddy also bowed out of the women’s doubles alongside two-time Olympian Ashwini Ponnappa as the pair went down 18-21, 12-21 to Thai third seeds Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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