Following a marathon 90 minutes of play, it was Prannoy who was left to bear the heartache as the 9-21 23-21 20-22 loss against world number 24 Weng robbed him of a chance to win his second BWF title of the season.
Kidambi Srikanth made a winning start but PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy were ousted from the Singapore Open Super 750 tournament after suffering contrasting losses in the opening round.
Sindhu, who had slipped out of the elite top 10 after a series of early exits following her return from a five-month long injury layoff, looked completely clueless during her 8-21 8-21 demolition at the hands of World No. 12...
India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu stormed into the quarterfinals of the ongoing Australian Open 2023 on Thursday.
The 21-year-old from Madhya Pradesh saw off world number 49 Johannesen 21-15 19-21 21-16 in a 68-minute summit clash to grab the biggest title of his career.
The second-seeded Indian pair, the 2022 World Championships bronze medallist, was solid in defence and dished out an attacking game to outwit the world No. 21 pair 21-19, 24-22 in 54 minutes.
The world No. 9 Indian didn't quite find his rhythm, going down 19-21 8-21 to fifth seed Ka Long in a lop-sided contest.
Kidambi Srikanth prevailed 21-10 13-21 21-7 in 48 minutes over France's Brice Leverdez to extend his head-to-head count to 4-0.
