Hangzhou, Oct 6: Indian badminton player Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar scripted history with his win in the men’s singles badminton quarterfinal match as he confirmed a medal at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Thursday.
HS Prannoy clinched a 1-2 against Malaysia’s Zii Jia Lee in a 78-minute encounter. In the first set, the Indian won by 16-21, but in the second set, the Malaysian made a comeback in the match and it was by 23-21. However, Prannoy maintained his consistency and sealed the third set by 22-20.
Earlier, Prannoy beat Dmitriy Panarin of Kazakhstan by 2-0 (21-12, 21-13), winning the match in straight two games within 29 minutes to reach the quarter-finals. Prannoy will face the winner of the match between Indonesia’s Anthony Ginting and China’s Li Shi Feng in the semifinal on Friday.
Earlier on Thursday, the star Indian women’s shuttler and two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu lost against China’s Bingjiao He in the quarterfinal round of badminton women’s singles match.
Sindhu lost the match by 2-0 (21-16, 21-12). With the loss in the quarterfinal, PV Sindhu failed to advance her way in the tournament.