Jakarta, June 15: Ace Indian shuttler HS Prannoy stunned world number 3 and top-seeded player Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei to reach the quarter-final of Indonesia Open.
Prannoy displayed some dominant performance against Lee as he thrashed the player 21-10, 21-18 in straight sets.
It is a huge achievement for the Indian badminton star who is ranked 29th in the world, 23 ranks behind the Malaysian.
.@PRANNOYHSPRI always had it in him to do something incredible! Defeats Lee Chong Wei 21-10, 21-18 to enter the quarters of #IndonesiaSSP pic.twitter.com/bcmjAxRcOF
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IN another match, India Sai Praneeth outclassed Denmark's Jan O Jorgensen 21-15 20-22 21-16 to reach the last 8 stage.
.@srikidambi seals the quarters berth with a thrilling win over Denmark's Jan O Jorgensen 21-15 20-22 21-16. #IndonesiaSSP pic.twitter.com/oHwYeaNTVT
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In another match, Saina Nehwal went down fighting against Thailand's Nitchaon Jindapol 15-21 21-6 16-21. Nehwal lost the first set 15-21 but came strongly by taking the second set 21-6. But Jindapol proved too good her for her as she claimed the third set and won the match.
Saina ends up on the losing side after putting up a brave fight against Thailand's Nitchaon Jindapol 15-21 21-6 16-21. #IndonesiaSSP
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) June 15, 2017
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