Prannoy upsets Nishimoto at Malaysia Masters 2025; Sindhu loses
HS Prannoy upsets Kenta Nishimoto of Japan at the BWF Malaysia Masters 2025 on Wednesday but PV Sindhu lost her opening match.
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PRANNOY UPSETS NISHIMOTO TO REACH 2ND ROUND
Prannoy upsets Nishimoto, 19-21, 21-17, 21-16, in an auspicious opening day for Indian shuttlers.
Furthermore, the 32-year-old Indian world No.29 lost a heartbreak opening set before he found enough resolve to bounce back.
Moreover, Prannoy sustained the momentum after forcing a decider to take out the Japanese No.5 seed.
The hard-fought match lasted for one hour and 22 minutes.
Meanwhile, Ayush Shetty joined Prannoy into the next rounf after his 20-22, 21-10, 21-8 victory over Brian Yang of Canada.
KARUNAKARAN STUNS CHOU; KIDAMBI SRIKANTH IN MAIN DRAW
Sathish Karunakaran matched Prannoy’s feat in a big way after he took down Chou Tien Chen, 21-13, 21-14.
Furthermore, the 23-year-old world No.47 caught the No.3 seed from Chinese Taipei with precision shotmaking to take the opening set.
Moreover, he would later sustain the feat and hold off Chou’s comeback bid to complete the upset in 39 minutes.
Meanwhile, former world No. Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the main draw after emerging victorious in the qualifiers on Tuesday.
Srikanth first beat No.64 Kuo Kuan-lin of Chinese Taipei, 21-8, 21-13, in just 92 minutes.
The 32-year-old world No47 got past No.86 Huang Yu Kai, also from Chinese Taipei, 9-21, 21-12, 21-13, to advance into the main draw.
SINDHU FALLS SHORT VS NGUYEN; WANG ZHI YI ADVANCES, TOPS TAKAHASHI
Sindhu was not so lucky, as she fell short and lost a 21-11, 14-21, 21-15 loss to Vietnam’s Nguyen Thuy Linh.
Furthermore, the 29-year-old world No,18 was outplayed in the opening set and couldn’t bounce back despite forcing a decider.
Moreover, the loss marked another wasted opportunity for Sindhu, who hasn’t gotten past the opening round of a Supper 500 tournament this year.
China’s Wang Zhi Yi had no trouble advancing after she defeated Japan’s Asuka Takahashi, 21-13, 21-10.
The 25-year-old world No.2 needed only 34 minutes to finish off her Japanese opponent.
