Malaysia Open 2022: Indian problem ends as HS Prannoy, PV Sindhu lose quarter-finals

Malaysia Open 2022: In-form HS Prannoy misplaced to Jonathan Christie of Indonesia within the quarter-final because the Indian problem within the Super 750 match ended on Friday.

Malaysia Open: Indian problem ends as HS Prannoy loses quarters (AFP Photo)

HIGHLIGHTSHS Prannoy misplaced within the quarter-final of Malaysia Open on FridayPrannoy had been in good type on the Super 750 tournamentPV Sindhu misplaced to Tai Tzu Ying early within the day

India’s marketing campaign on the Malaysia Open Super 750 got here to an finish on Friday after in-form HS Prannoy crashed out within the males’s singles quarter-final. Prannoy misplaced to seventh seed Jonathan Christie of Indonesia in straight video games as his spectacular run got here to a disappointing finish in Kuala Lumpur.

Prannoy misplaced 18-21, 16-21 to Christie in 44 minutes within the quarter-final, failing to proceed the profitable momentum that he had managed within the Malaysia Open. It was the third straight defeat for Prannoy towards Christie and the second in 2022 after a straight-games defeat on the Swiss Open in March.

Prannoy was in good type as he defeated third seed Chou Tien Chen on Thursday after his first-round win over native shuttler Daren Liew.

It has been a very good few months for Prannoy on the tour because the Indian shuttler was an integral a part of the historic Thomas Cup victory following which he reached the semi-final of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 match.

Earlier within the day, two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu, seeded seventh, squandered a recreation result in lose 13-21 21-15 21-13 to the second seed Tai Tzu, a silver medallist on the Tokyo Olympics.

By advantage of the win, the Chinese Taipei shuttler prolonged her domination over the Indian ace, main 16-5 on a head-to-head document. Sindhu has now misplaced six matches on the trot towards Tai Tzu.