Malaysia Masters 2023: Indian shuttlers move into second round.
The top Indian shuttlers including PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy progressed into the second round of Super 500 Malaysia Masters to be played in Kuala Lumpur on 23 May 2023. Kidambi Srikanth won his opening round encounter against Tomas Junior Popov of France in straight games. It was a dominating performance by the Indian who looked in complete control with lovely shots and did not allow his opponent to comeback into the game. Srikanth won the match easily at 21-12, 21-16 to move into the second round. He will now face Vitisdarn of Thailand. HS Prannoy stunned Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei in three thrilling games. It was an amazing performance by Prannoy showing his class after losing the first set. The Indian lost the first game at 16-21 before making a strong comeback to win next two games at 21-14, 21-13. He took his revenge for the Sudirman Cup loss suffered against same opponent. He will now face Li SF of China in second round. Lakshya Sen showed his c...