Asian Games: HS Prannoy settles for bronze, loses 0-2 to Li Shifeng (Image Source: IANS)
Haseena Sunil Kumar Prannoy: India’s Haseena Sunil Kumar Prannoy won bronze after losing the semifinal 0-2 to world-ranked 7, China’s Li Shifeng in the semifinal of men's singles Badminton with a scoreline of, 16-21, 9-21, here on Friday.
In a tough-fought battle, Prannoy looked sharp on the nets but seemed struggling with back pain and was poor in defense, as Chinese tested him with his strokes and made him bend.
Prannoy was slow on returns, and error-prone both at the net and toward lines. The first game looked like a close encounter initially, but Chinese with his hard across-the-court smash made sure of victory for himself.
