AUCKLAND, May 3: HS Prannoy fought valiantly before losing to fifth seed Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan in the men�s singles quarterfinal, drawing curtains on India�s campaign at the New Zealand Open badminton tournament, here on Friday.
Unseeded Prannoy squandered a one-game advantage before losing 21-17, 15-21, 14-21 to world number 11 Japanese shuttler in a marathon last-eight round match which lasted an hour and 13 minutes.
The two shuttlers now enjoy a 1-1 head-to-head record against each other.
The first game witnessed a close fight between Prannoy and Tsuneyama as both matched each other stroke for stroke till the first 13 points before the Indian pocketed four straight points to surge ahead 17-13. � PTI
AUCKLAND, May 3: HS Prannoy fought valiantly before losing to fifth seed Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan in the men�s singles quarterfinal, drawing curtains on India�s campaign at the New Zealand Open badminton tournament, here on Friday.
Unseeded Prannoy squandered a one-game advantage before losing 21-17, 15-21, 14-21 to world number 11 Japanese shuttler in a marathon last-eight round match which lasted an hour and 13 minutes.
The two shuttlers now enjoy a 1-1 head-to-head record against each other.
The first game witnessed a close fight between Prannoy and Tsuneyama as both matched each other stroke for stroke till the first 13 points before the Indian pocketed four straight points to surge ahead 17-13. � PTI
