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HS Prannoy tai laga maiden semis appearance seal kurishy India Open dey

January 21, 2024

New Delhi, 20 January : Ekta relentless HS Prannoy, deft net play dey sawari kurina aro smashes attack kurina, tai laga maiden singles semifinal appearance book kurishey India Open Super 750 series dey, ekta khel niche para ladai kurina Chinese Taipei laga Tzu Wei Wang ke harawoley ekta edge-of-the-seat three-khel thriller dey yatey Friday dey.

Prannoy, ekta World Championships bronze medallist, mun dangor para ladai kurishey second aro third khel laga bishi part karney catch-up ekela khiliboley chari dia piche dey ekta 21-11, 17-21, 21-18 jeet paishey Wang laga khilaf mota laga singles quarterfinals dey 77 minutes pitor dey. Tai next itia laga duniya No. 2 aro sixth seed, China laga Yu Qi Shi ke semifinal dey log pawo Saturday dey.

Shaam deri dey, reigning Asian Games champion Satwiksairaj Rankireddy aro Chirag Shetty para taikhan laga purana nemesis, Denmark laga Kim Astrup aro  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen ke giraishey, taikhan laga one-sided mota laga doubles quarterfinal clash 21-7 21-10 jitiwoley ekta dominating fashion dey.

Decider dey, Prannoy ke aro catch-up khiliboley chari dishey kitia tai 5-10 trail kurishey Indira Gandhi indoor stadium laga bheer para taike ekta comeback panawoley egg kuri thakia homoi.

Alag jagah dey, Hong Kong laga Lee Cheuk Yiu toh tai laga stunning run chari rakhishey tournament dey Indonesia laga Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Anthony Ginting ke afsos kuri dina alag mota laga singles quarterfinal dey.

Lee, kun India laga Kidambi Srikanth aro defending champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn ke agey rounds dey haraishey, fourth seed Ginting ke 21-17, 18-21, 21-13 topple kurishey, second seed Kodai Naraoka laga khilaf ekta semifinal encounter set up kuriboley. Mahila laga singles dey, second seed An-Se Young laga title defence toh afsos para khotom huishey kitia tai jokhum karoney retire kuribo lagishey, Singapore laga Yeo Jia Min ke tai laga agey semifinals berth dina itu tournament dey.

Jia Min toh Chinese Taipei laga Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Tai Tzu Ying ke samna kuribo, kun China laga tuibar World Championships bronze medallist He Bing Jiao laga khilaf 21-12, 21-12 jitishey.