BWF World Badminton Championships | Prannoy cruises into third round
The Hindu
Beats his Malaysian opponent 21-7, 21-17 in men's singles second round match
H.S. Prannoy registered a straight-game win over Daren Liew of Malaysia to reach the third round of the BWF World Badminton Championships here on Wednesday.
Prannoy beat his Malaysian opponent 21-7, 21-17 in a men's singles second round match that lasted 42 minutes.
Prannoy joined two other Indians, K. Srikanth and Lakshya Sen, in the men's singles pre-quarterfinals of the showpiece tournament.
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