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Malaysia Masters 2023: HS Prannoy wins first title of year

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  HS Prannoy produced a spirited performance to win the Super 500 Malaysia Masters in a thrilling encounter against Weng Hongyang of China played at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 28 May 2023. The match began with the Chinese taking a decent lead in the initial stages of the first game before HS Prannoy made a strong comeback to level score at 9-9. Prannoy took a slender 11-10 lead at the mid-game interval. After the break, the match ebbed and flowed from one end to another before Indian held onto his nerves to win first game at 21-19. It was another closely fought affair in the second game also with both players fighting for each point. The Chinese played attacking badminton and put Prannoy under pressure. At the mid-game interval, Weng took 11-9 lead. After the break, the Chinese looked in complete control and made life tough for the Indian winning second game easily at 21-13 to force the game into the decider. Weng began the third and deciding game on a positive note with some ...

Malaysia Masters 2023 Semi-finals: HS Prannoy enters finals, Sindhu loses

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  HS Prannoy remained the only shuttler to qualify while PV Sindhu lost in the semi-finals of Super 500 Malaysia Masters played at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 27 May 2023. PV Sindhu had a disappointing outing as she lost to Georgia Tungjung of Indonesia in straight games. The Indian began the first game on an aggressive note putting the Indonesian under pressure with some lovely shots. At the mid-game break, Sindhu led 11-9. Tungjung made strong comeback to level the scores and then played some aggressive badminton to win the first game easily at 21-14. The second game was another good display by Tungjung with some lovely shots and putting Sindhu under pressure. Both players took alternate points and played some long rallies . At the mid-game interval, the Indonesian led 11-9. After the break, Georgia showed her class with brilliant shots that Sindhu could not pick and won second game easily to win it by 21-17. This was Sindhu’s second successive loss after the finals of Madrid O...

Malaysia Masters 2023 Quarterfinals: PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy moves into semi-finals, Kidambi Srikanth crash out

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  It was a good for the Indian shuttlers as PV Sindhu moved and HS Prannoy moved into the semi-finals while Kidambi Srikanth could not cross quarterfinals stage of Super 500 Malaysia Masters played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 26 May 2023. Kidambi Srikanth lost to qualifier Christina Adianta of Indonesia in three games. It was an aggressive beginning by the Indian in the first game putting pressure on opponent with smashes and drop shots. At the mid-game interval, Srikanth had a good lead. After the break, the Indian continued his positive intent and won the first game easily by 21-16. The second game saw Adianta made a strong comeback with smashes as Srikanth committed unforced errors. At the mid-game interval, Indonesian player had 11-4 lead. After the break, it was one-way traffic as Adianta won the second game at 21-16 to force the game into decider. It was another dominating performance by Adianta in the third game as Srikanth looked out of color. At the mid-game interva...