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Malaysia Sun
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Malaysia Sun
Kidambi Srikanth storms into quarterfinals; HS Prannoy bows out of Malaysia Masters 2025
Bukit Jalil [Malaysia], May 23 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth advanced into the quarter-finals of the men's singles event at the Malaysia Masters 2025 badminton tournament in Bukit Jalil, while HS Prannoy lost his pre-quarterfinals clash, as per Former world No. 1 Srikantth, currently 65th in the badminton rankings, endured a tough battle against Ireland's Nhat Nguyen before coming out with a 23-21, 21-17 win at the Stadium Axiata Arena KL Sports City. The contest lasted almost an hour. Nhat Nguyen, the world No. 33, dominated the early exchanges and led 11-4 at the interval of the first game. The Indian badminton player, however, flipped the script completely to register a thrilling win. Srikanth's opponent in the quarters of the BWF Super 500 tournament will be France's Toma Junior Popov, who beat Indian badminton player Ayush Shetty, 21-13, 21-17, in another round of 16 fixture. India's Sathish Karunakaran also bowed out after going down 21-14, 21-16 to Christo Popov, Toma's brother and doubles partner. World No. 35 HS Prannoy's run at the Malaysia Masters also ended in the pre-quarterfinals with a 21-9, 21-18 defeat to Japan's 23rd-ranked Yushi Tanaka in a 39-minute-long encounter. The three exits leave Srikanth as India's lone remaining singles challenge at this year's Malaysia Masters. None of the Indian women's singles players in action, including two-time Olympic medal winner PV Sindhu, managed to cross the opening round hurdle. Meanwhile, India's doubles challenge will also be a one-front affair from here on, with Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila making the top eight in the mixed category. The Indian duo beat France's Lea Palermo and Julien Maio 21-17, 18-21, 21-15 in a hard-fought match to set up a quarter-final encounter against the People's Republic of China's Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin, bronze medallists from the 2023 World Championships. Prerana Alvekar and Mrunmayee Deshpande's journey in women's doubles concluded after a 21-9, 21-14 defeat to Chinese Taipei's Hsu Yin-Hui and Lin Jhih-Yun, the world No. 17s and eighth seeds. (ANI)
NDTV
23-05-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
Kidambi Srikanth Storms Into Quarterfinals; HS Prannoy Bows Out Of Malaysia Masters 2025
Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth advanced into the quarter-finals of the men's singles event at the Malaysia Masters 2025 badminton tournament in Bukit Jalil, while HS Prannoy lost his pre-quarterfinals clash, as per Former world No. 1 Srikantth, currently 65th in the badminton rankings, endured a tough battle against Ireland's Nhat Nguyen before coming out with a 23-21, 21-17 win at the Stadium Axiata Arena KL Sports City. The contest lasted almost an hour. Nhat Nguyen, the world No. 33, dominated the early exchanges and led 11-4 at the interval of the first game. The Indian badminton player, however, flipped the script completely to register a thrilling win. Srikanth's opponent in the quarters of the BWF Super 500 tournament will be France's Toma Junior Popov, who beat Indian badminton player Ayush Shetty, 21-13, 21-17, in another round of 16 fixture. India's Sathish Karunakaran also bowed out after going down 21-14, 21-16 to Christo Popov, Toma's brother and doubles partner. World No. 35 HS Prannoy's run at the Malaysia Masters also ended in the pre-quarterfinals with a 21-9, 21-18 defeat to Japan's 23rd-ranked Yushi Tanaka in a 39-minute-long encounter. The three exits leave Srikanth as India's lone remaining singles challenge at this year's Malaysia Masters. None of the Indian women's singles players in action, including two-time Olympic medal winner PV Sindhu, managed to cross the opening round hurdle. Meanwhile, India's doubles challenge will also be a one-front affair from here on, with Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila making the top eight in the mixed category. The Indian duo beat France's Lea Palermo and Julien Maio 21-17, 18-21, 21-15 in a hard-fought match to set up a quarter-final encounter against the People's Republic of China's Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin, bronze medallists from the 2023 World Championships. Prerana Alvekar and Mrunmayee Deshpande's journey in women's doubles concluded after a 21-9, 21-14 defeat to Chinese Taipei's Hsu Yin-Hui and Lin Jhih-Yun, the world No. 17s and eighth seeds. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Hans India
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
Prannoy, Srikanth win, Sindhu bows out
Kuala Lumpur: H S Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth entered the second round of the men's singles at the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament on Wednesday. However, double Olympic medallist P. V. Sindhu suffered a first-round exit. Prannoy battled past fifth seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan in a 82-minute showdown, clinching a 19-21, 21-17, 21-16 victory. Not to be outdone, Srikanth stunned sixth seed Lu Guang Zu of China with a gritty 23-21, 13-21, 21-11 win to power into the next round. Srikanth qualified for the main draw in the men's singles section after beating Chinese Taipei shuttlers Kuo Kuan-lin and Huang Yu Kai in the qualifiers. Other Indians in the men's singles, Sathish Karunakaran pulled off a stunning upset, toppling third seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei with a commanding 21-13, 21-14 victory in just 39 minutes. Meanwhile, rising star Ayush Shetty, bouncing back a game down, defeated Canada's Brian Yang 20-22, 21-10, 21-8 and stormed into the second round. Sindhu, however, fell 11-21, 21-14, 15-21 to Nguyen Thuy Linh of Vietnam in the women's singles first round. Mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto registered a 21-18, 15-21, 21-14 win over Indah Cahya Sari Jamil and Adnan Maulana of Indonesia to prevail into the second round. Unnati Hooda, Akarshi Kashyap and Priyanshu Rajawat will be in action later in the day. Earlier, in the first round matches in the women's doubles saw Kavipriya Selvam and Simran Singhi lost 21-14, 21-18 against eighth seeds Lin Jhih-Yun and Hsu Yin-Hui of Chinese Taipei. Rashmi Ganesh and Sania Sikkandar also exited the women's doubles in the first round after going down 21-10, 21-12 against Thailand's Pichamon Phatcharaphisutsin and Nannapas Sukklad. Prerana Alvekar and Mrunmayee Deshpande, on the other hand, progressed to the second round in the women's doubles after beating compatriots Vaishnavi Khadkekar and Alisha Khan 21-19, 19-21, 21-13. In the men's doubles, Hariharan Amsakarunan and Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi suffered a first-round exit after losing 21-13, 21-18 to Chinese Taipei's Chen Zhi-Ray and Lin Yu-Chieh. Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy and Sai Pratheek K were ousted from the men's doubles as well after falling to a 21-15, 23-21 defeat against fifth-seeded Man Wei Chong and Tee Kai Wun of Malaysia.
NDTV
21-05-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
Malaysia Masters: HS Prannoy, Satish Karunakaran Register Upset Wins; PV Sindhu Exits
HS Prannoy and Satish Karunakaran registered stunning wins to enter the second round of men's singles, but it was curtains for double Olympic-medallist PV Sindhu as she crashed out with an opening loss at the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament here on Wednesday. Taking the court first, Prannoy stunned fifth seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan 19-21 21-17 21-16 in a hard-fought opening round match that lasted for one hour and 22 minutes. Karunakaran also registered an upset by stunning third seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei 21-13 21-14 in just 39 minutes. It was a good day for India's male shuttlers as Ayush Shetty also progressed to the next round after getting past Brian Yang of Canada 20-22 21-10 21-8. But Sindhu's poor form continued as she failed to get past the opening hurdle of the Super 500 tournament, losing 11-21 21-14 15-21 against Nguyen Thuy Linh of Vietnam. Listen to the latest songs, only on
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Malaysia Masters: Prannoy, Karunakaran register upset wins; Sindhu exits
HS Prannoy and Satish Karunakaran registered stunning wins to enter the second round of men's singles, but it was curtains for double Olympic-medallist PV Sindhu as she crashed out with an opening loss at the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament here on Wednesday. Taking the court first, Prannoy stunned fifth seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan 19-21 21-17 21-16 in a hard-fought opening round match that lasted for one hour and 22 minutes. Karunakaran also registered an upset by stunning third seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei 21-13 21-14 in just 39 minutes. It was a good day for India's male shuttlers as Ayush Shetty also progressed to the next round after getting past Brian Yang of Canada 20-22 21-10 21-8. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 15 Most Beautiful Female Athletes in the World Click Here Undo But Sindhu's poor form continued as she failed to get past the opening hurdle of the Super 500 tournament, losing 11-21 21-14 15-21 against Nguyen Thuy Linh of Vietnam.
