HS Prannoy storms into Malaysia Masters semis with straight game titles win over Kanta Tsuneyama
HS Prannoy stormed into the Malaysia Masters semifinals with a hard-fought acquire above Kanta Tsuneyama on Friday.
HS Prannoy (Courtesy: PTI)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Prannoy gained the match in straight video games
- The scoreline of the match was 25-23, 22-20
- Prannoy turned the only Indian shuttler to get to the semis of the match
India’s HS Prannoy stormed into the semifinals of the Malaysia Masters Tremendous 500 match with a straight video games win over Japan’s Kanta Tsuneyama on Friday. Prannoy received the match with a score of 25-23, 22-20.
The 29-year-outdated experienced a 2-1 head-to-head advantage about Tsuneyama prior to their quarterfinal bout. Prannoy exhibited reliable defence during the match, which lasted for an hour.
Tsuneyama was dictating points for the duration of the early moments of the initially video game and experienced a two-stage lead. Having said that, the Indian shuttler scored 4 straight points, taking the guide with the rating at 10-8. The 29-year-previous maintained a slender guide at the midway position as there was very little to decide on in between both of those gentlemen.
Prannoy took the lead, but a couple premature problems levelled issues up as the momentum was with Tsuneyama as the rating was 19-19. The Indian shuttler was able to help save a match stage and took the direct after a prolonged rally that contained 35 shots. Each adult males matched every single other until the rating was 23-23.
Prannoy was finally capable to declare the initial video game with an remarkable bounce shot, which was reviewed by the Japanese shuttler. Even so, the stage was awarded to the 29-12 months-previous and he had the momentum going into the 2nd recreation.
The Indian shuttler claimed a 7-5 guide but Tsuneyama took regulate of proceeding with 5 straight details and the rating was 9-11 in his favour at the midway mark. There was nothing at all to separate both equally adult men at the time yet again, but the Japanese shuttler claimed three straight details to acquire a major gain in the recreation with the rating at 15-18.
However, Prannoy bounced back again as he saved two sport factors to degree factors up at 20-20 and went on to assert the match with two straight details to reach the semifinals.
With this get, the 29-12 months-previous became the only Indian shuttler to access the closing four phase of the match.
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