Badminton News: HS Prannoy extended his dream with another impressive win against Daren Liew of Malaysia 21-7, 21:17 in the second round of the BWF World Championships in Huelva, Spain, on Wednesday.

A few moments later, the women’s doubles Ashwini Ponnapa / Sikki Reddy stunned the 14th seeded China Liu Xuan Xuan / Xia Yu Ting 21-11, 9-21 and 21-13 and joined the rest of the Indian squad in the second round. large. However, MR Arjun / Dhruv Kapila lost in the second round of the men’s doubles against the former All England champions Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov from Russia with 11:21, 16:21.

Ashwini-Sikki bounced back from a mid-game slump and dominated China in game three. In the round of 16 they will meet the winner of the game between sixth seeded Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai from Thailand as well as Alina Davletova from Russia and Ekaterina Malkova.

Before that, HS Prannoy performed well against Daren Liew. He started off well and made it through Daren. Although the Malaysian player, who was touted as the next superstar after Lee Chong Wei, struggled in the second game, Prannoy was significantly better in that match.

Delighted with his victory, the Indian said he had stuck to the strategy against Daren.

“He’s a very talented player and can take good shots from different angles. I know it is important to me to stay focused throughout the game,” said Prannoy, adding that he was mentally strong today.

“I know there will be a number of points that Daren will play very well. It was important for me not to fight mentally against those bad points. I am very happy that I was mentally good today,” he added added. .

HS Prannoy is happy with the situation and says the key is to believe in yourself.

“The conditions are good and we can give a good boost here. So it’s important not to give any points in the first three strokes. I know that I’m physically up there and can get points. The key is on myself to believe, “said Prannoy.

The Kerala player, who has suffered multiple injuries in his career, says he is in a good place now.

“I was much better in Indonesia, the European course was bad because I had a back injury. The body is better now and there is a lot of confidence. The first round against Ng Ka Long was also very exhausting. more space now, ”he said.

In the round of 16 on Thursday, Prannoy will face the winner of the game between the eleventh seeded Rasmus Gemke from Denmark and Luis Enrique Penalver from Spain.

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