Indonesia Open badminton: HS Prannoy beats Danish player two steps away from title in Indonesia

Indonesia Open badminton: The country’s experienced shuttler HS Prannoy is in great shape at the moment. He has made it to the semi-finals of the Indonesia Open badminton where he will face China’s Zhao Jun Peng. Prannoy defeated Danish player Rasmus Gemko in straight games in the quarter-finals to enter the last four. India’s only challenge remains in this tournament in the form of Prannoy.

Jakarta. India’s veteran shuttler HS Prannoy is standing two steps away from the title in the Indonesia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament. Prannoy has reached the semi-finals of the Indonesia Open, retaining his previous stellar performance of Thomas. He defeated world number 13 Rasmus Gemco in straight games and earned a ticket to the last four.

A month after taking India to the Thomas Cup final with a historic win over GameK in the deciding fifth match against Denmark, Prannoy once again registered a scintillating 40-minute quarterfinal 21-14 21-12 win against GameK . This is the second semi-final of world number 23 Prannoy at the Indonesia Open. Earlier, he had reached the last four in the 2017 stage as well.

Indonesia Open Badminton: Srikanth and Lakshya finish the challenge, Sameer and HS Prannoy in the pre-quarterfinal

Prannoy, who reached the Swiss Open Super 300 final in March, will now face China’s Zhao Jun Peng. Prior to this match, the winning record between Prannoy and Gameke was tied at 2-2. In the form of Prannoy, India’s only challenge remains in this tournament. Earlier, Kidambi Srikanth, including two-time veteran shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen, had to face defeat in the first round.

Sameer Verma’s challenge also ended in the second round. Earlier, HS Prannoy entered the quarter-finals by defeating Ang Ka Long Angus of Hong Kong in straight games in the pre-quarterfinals. Prannoy registered his fourth win against world number 12 player Ang. Prannoy is also benefitting from the presence of former Commonwealth Games bronze medalist RMV Gurusai Dutt as coach