Malaysia Open: HS Prannoy wins first round match interrupted by leaking roof

NEW DELHI: HS Prannoy overcame the challenges posed by Canada’s Brian Yang and won the first round match, which was resumed on day two of the competition, to enter the Round of 16 of the Malaysia Open.

The Round of 32 match was suspended on Tuesday after it was stopped by water leaking in from the roof. After a delay of over an hour, play resumed around 4:15 PM, but the match was halted again as the leak persisted.

Yang was leading 11-9 in the second game when officials decided to suspend the match, which resumed on Wednesday with the score at 21-12, 9-11.

The issue first came to light during a rally in the second game when water was noticed dripping from the roof. The point was not counted, as one of the service judges observed the leak.

After winning the first game, Prannoy conceded the second game to the Canadian, before clinching the match with a scoreline of 21-12, 17-21, 21-15.

Rising shuttler Malvika Bansod advanced to the pre-quarterfinals after breezing past local favourite Goh Jin Wei 21-15, 21-16 in just 45 minutes.

Malvika will face the winner of Chinese third seed Yue Han and Yu Po Pai of South Korea. 

In other matches featuring Indians on Wednesday, Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto beat South Korea’s Sung Hyun Ko/Hye Won Eom 21-13, 21-14 and will face China’s Xing Cheng-Chi Zhang in the mixed doubles’ Round of 16 match.

Another Indian mixed doubles pair, Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath sailed into pre-quarters after beating Ashith Surya and Amrutha Pramuthesh 21-13 21-15. The duo will face fourth seed Soon Huat Goh and Shevon Jemie Lai of the host country.

In men’s singles, Priyanshu Rajawat fell to China’s Shi Feng Li 11-21, 16-21. Li will face Prannoy in the next round.

In women’s doubles, Rutaparna and Swetaparna Panda were defeated by Thailand’s Benyapa Aimsaard/Nuntakarn Aimsaard 17-21, 10-21. Agencies

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