HS Prannoy Vs Joakim Oldorff Highlights, BWF World Championships: Indian Wards Off Finnish Resistance To Enter 2nd Round

Hello! We are back with another live blog, covering HS Prannoy vs Joakim Oldorff in the Round of 64 at the BWF World Championships 2025. Stay tuned for live updates.

The HS Prannoy vs Joakim Oldorff match at the BWF World Championships 2025 can be live-streamed in India on the JioHotstar app and website, as well as on the Olympics channel through its website and mobile apps. The match will also be broadcast live on Star Sports Network TV channels across the country.

The match between HS Prannoy vs Joakim Oldorff  is scheduled to start at 3:35 pm IST.

HS Prannoy opens his campaign at the BWF World Championships 2025 against Finland’s Joakim Oldorff on Court 2 in Paris on Tuesday, 26 August. The 34th-ranked Indian, a 2023 bronze medalist, has had an inconsistent season, with highlights including a quarter-final finish at the India Open and a tough three-game loss to Chou Tien-Chen in China. Health issues have contributed to a 5-14 win-loss record this year.

Prannoy’s opponent, 22-year-old Oldorff, is a rising star who recently climbed to world No. 49. The Finnish shuttler, a 2024 European Championships bronze medalist, has been strong on the BWF International circuit with wins at the Welsh and Estonian Internationals and reached the second round at the Canada Open 2025. A victory for Prannoy would set up a tough second-round clash with world No. 2 Anders Antonsen.

As the previous matches are still going on at Court 2, the HS Prannoy vs Joakim Oldorff match has been pushed back. The new start time is 6:20 PM IST, although that is subject to change. Stay tuned!

HS Prannoy: 🔴L 🔴L 🟢W 🔴L 🔴L

Joakim Oldorff: 🟢W 🔴L 🔴L 🟢W 🔴L

HS Prannoy: 288

Joakim Oldorff: 148

Court 2 now has PV Sindhu in action against Kaloyana Nalbantova for her opening round. The ace Indian shuttler to looking to add to her tally of five medals at the BWF World Championships, though it would not be easy given her recent form and tricky draw. You can track that match live on our dedicated blog.

PV Sindhu saves a game point and then wins her own at the first time of asking to pocket Game 1 by a 23-21 margin. Her 19-year-old opponent pushed the Indian all the way but Sindhu comes up trumps and has made a confident start in the second game.

PV Sindhu wins the second game against Kaloyana Nalbantova by a huge 21-6 margin to ease into the second round. This means the HS Prannoy match is up next. The players will step on the court soon.

Prannoy and Oldorff are on court and are currently engaged in the customary pre-match knocking. Action starting in less than a minute.  

Prannoy starts off the match with a decent serve which Oldorff fails to return. The next point is a more keenly contested one, in which the Finnish man prevails courtesy a defensive error from Prannoy.

HS Prannoy with a couple of unforced errors early in the game. Perhaps will take a bit of time to get settled with the drift on court. Down 3-5 in Game 1.

Prannoy doesn't take too long to hit his stride. He gets into the groove with some trademark drops and cross-court smashes to zoom into the lead. The man from Hyderabad leads 11-9 in the first game's interval.

Oldorff is giving Prannoy a run for his money, but the Indian is equal to the task so far. He retains a two-point lead going into the business end of the first game.

Oldorff closes down the gap with some gritty strokeplay and draws level at 17-17. Prannoy retaliates to open up a two-point lead at 19-17.

HS Prannoy staves off Joakim Oldorff's late challenge to win the opening game 21-18. His coach is animated in his instructions to the 33-year-old during the interval, perhaps trying to reduce his court time in the early stages of the tournament.

Prannoy drops the first point on serve in the second game but quickly resets to claim four points in a row. He leads 4-1 in the second game.

HS Prannoy lets up a bit with a couple of unforced errors as the Finnish player draws level at 8-8. Still the Indian's match to lose, this.

Oldorff does all the hard work, outrallying Prannoy in the 21st point of the second game, but misses out on a relatively easy net shot to his despair. Prannoy capitalizes to open up a handy four-point lead.

Prannoy consolidating on his lead but Oldorff continues to fight in what could be the closing stages of this match. Still a five-point lead for the Indian as he nears victory.

And that's that. HS Prannoy takes the second game 21-15 to win the match 21-18, 21-15 against Finland's Joakim Oldorff. He will next face the winner of the first-round clash between Brazil's Jonathan Matias and world number two Anders Antonsen from Denmark.