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    All-England badminton: Prannoy loses to Popov in first round
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    All-England Badminton: Prannoy Loses To Popov In First Round

    By IANS News March 11, 2025 • 19:04 PM View: 474
    BWF World Series Super: India's former World No. 6, H.S. Prannoy crashed out of the prestigious All-England Badminton Championship, losing to Toma Junior Popov of France in straight games in a first-round clash in Birmingham on Tuesday.

    Prannoy, who won a bronze medal in men's singles in the 2023 World Championships in Copenhagen and silver in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, went down 21-19, 21-16 to the 26-year-old World No. 17.

    The 32-year-old Prannoy started the match on a solid note as he rushed to a 5-1 lead in Game One before the French player caught up with him at 6-6. The two players went neck-and-neck till 11-11. Prannoy opened up a lead of 15-12 but Popov again caught up at 16-16 and 18-18. The French shuttler then won the next three points to seal the first game.

    TAGS World No England Badminton Championship Toma Junior Popov World Championships Asian Games Game One Lakshya Sen Li Yang Su Chinese Taipei Utilita Arena BWF World Series Super All England Jonatan Christie Indonesia Masters
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