It was an all-Indian pre-quarterfinal face-off in the BWF World Championships on Thursday (August 25), which saw HS Prannoy take on the young prodigy Lakshya Sen. In what was a thrilling contest that went down to the wire, Prannoy defeated his compatriot in a three-set thriller to march forward to the quarter-finals.&nbsp;

After beating Kento Momota on Wednesday (August 24), Prannoy edged past Lakshya -- who won bronze medal in last year's championships -- to win&nbsp;17-21, 21-16, 21-17. There wasn't much separating the two Indian players as Lakshya -- fresh from his gold medal win in CWG 2022 -- had the lead in the first game with Prannoy making a lot of errors.&nbsp;

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Lakshya enjoyed a 3-0 lead before the 30-year-old Prannoy levelled it at 4-4. However, the youngster never looked like conceding the opening game and despite the experienced campaigner Prannoy stretching the initial round, Lakshya won 21-17.&nbsp;

In the second game, Prannoy came to his own with a much-better performance. With a 6-3 lead, he stormed ahead before Lakshya showed his skills and character to come at par with him at 10-10. The 21-year-old even went ahead and was leading 11-10 before Prannoy came from behind to make it 14-12 and eventually pocketed the second and penultimate game 21-16.&nbsp;

The third and final game also lived upto expectations with both the players matching each other with every shot and providing some scintillating display of badminton. Prannoy led 11-8 and eventually used his experience to go past a competitive Lakshya by winning the last game 21-17. Thus, he moves ahead into the quarter-finals. He is now the only player in the singles competition, with Saina Nehwal also bowing out with defeat in her Round of 16 clash.

It was an all-Indian pre-quarterfinal face-off in the BWF World Championships on Thursday (August 25), which saw HS Prannoy take on the young prodigy Lakshya Sen.

It was an all-Indian pre-quarterfinal face-off in the BWF World Championships on Thursday (August 25), which saw HS Prannoy take on the young prodigy Lakshya Sen. In what was a thrilling contest that went down to the wire, Prannoy defeated his compatriot in a three-set thriller to march forward to the quarter-finals. After beating Kento Momota on Wednesday (August 24), Prannoy edged past Lakshya -- who won bronze medal in last year's championships -- to win 17-21, 21-16, 21-17. There wasn't much separating the two Indian players as Lakshya -- fresh from his gold medal win in CWG 2022 -- had the lead in the first game with Prannoy making a lot of errors. ALSO READ | BWF World Championships: Lakshya Sen rallies to R16 as Kidambi Srikanth bows out Lakshya enjoyed a 3-0 lead before the 30-year-old Prannoy levelled it at 4-4. However, the youngster never looked like conceding the opening game and despite the experienced campaigner Prannoy stretching the initial round, Lakshya won 21-17. In the second game, Prannoy came to his own with a much-better performance. With a 6-3 lead, he stormed ahead before Lakshya showed his skills and character to come at par with him at 10-10. The 21-year-old even went ahead and was leading 11-10 before Prannoy came from behind to make it 14-12 and eventually pocketed the second and penultimate game 21-16. The third and final game also lived upto expectations with both the players matching each other with every shot and providing some scintillating display of badminton. Prannoy led 11-8 and eventually used his experience to go past a competitive Lakshya by winning the last game 21-17. Thus, he moves ahead into the quarter-finals. He is now the only player in the singles competition, with Saina Nehwal also bowing out with defeat in her Round of 16 clash.

BWF World Championships: HS Prannoy edges past compatriot Lakshya Sen, enters quarter-finals

HS Prannoy of India advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the BWF World Badminton Championships here on Wednesday with a straight-game victory over Malaysia's Daren Liew.

Prannoy defeated his Malaysian opponent 21-7 21-17 in a 42-minute men's singles second-round encounter.

In the pre-quarterfinals, he will face the winner of another second-round match between Luis Enrique Penalver of Spain and Rasmus Gemke of Denmark.

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Prannoy entered in the men's singles pre-quarterfinals of the showcase competition alongside two other Indians, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen.

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Liew proved to be no match against Prannoy in the first game. The Indian grabbed eight straight points from 8-5 to 16-5 before easily pocketing it.

The second game was more evenly contested, with the two players tied at 6-6. Prannoy never trailed again after that, cruising to a 16-11 victory. The Malaysian closed the lead, but Prannoy took the second game and the match 19-16.

Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy, the women's doubles duo, also advanced to the pre-quarterfinals following a hard-fought 21-11 9-21 21-13 triumph against the Chinese pair of Liu Xuan Xuan and Xia Yu Ting in a 51-minute second-round match.

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However, in the men's doubles, the Indian duo of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila were defeated 11-21 16-21 by the 11th seeded Russian pair of Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov in a 41-minute second round encounter.

Defending champion PV Sindhu advanced to the women's singles pre-quarterfinals with an easy 21-7 21-9 win against Martina Repiska of Slovakia on Tuesday. Sindhu received a first-round bye. In the pre-quarterfinals, she will meet Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand.

HS Prannoy of India advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the BWF World Badminton Championships here on Wednesday with a straight-game victory over Malaysia's Daren Liew.

HS Prannoy of India advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the BWF World Badminton Championships here on Wednesday with a straight-game victory over Malaysia's Daren Liew. Prannoy defeated his Malaysian opponent 21-7 21-17 in a 42-minute men's singles second-round encounter. In the pre-quarterfinals, he will face the winner of another second-round match between Luis Enrique Penalver of Spain and Rasmus Gemke of Denmark. ALSO READ: Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen, silver medallist Tai Tzu Ying named badminton players of the year by BWF Prannoy entered in the men's singles pre-quarterfinals of the showcase competition alongside two other Indians, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen. Winning his second match at the TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2021 has given @PRANNOYHSPRI 🇮🇳 further motivation in his battle against long Covid.#BWFWorldChampionships #Huelva2021https://t.co/TdfmIcX8Yr — BWF (@bwfmedia) December 15, 2021 × Liew proved to be no match against Prannoy in the first game. The Indian grabbed eight straight points from 8-5 to 16-5 before easily pocketing it. The second game was more evenly contested, with the two players tied at 6-6. Prannoy never trailed again after that, cruising to a 16-11 victory. The Malaysian closed the lead, but Prannoy took the second game and the match 19-16. Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy, the women's doubles duo, also advanced to the pre-quarterfinals following a hard-fought 21-11 9-21 21-13 triumph against the Chinese pair of Liu Xuan Xuan and Xia Yu Ting in a 51-minute second-round match. ALSO READ: Super Seven! The heroes of India's best-ever Olympic campaign in Tokyo However, in the men's doubles, the Indian duo of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila were defeated 11-21 16-21 by the 11th seeded Russian pair of Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov in a 41-minute second round encounter. Defending champion PV Sindhu advanced to the women's singles pre-quarterfinals with an easy 21-7 21-9 win against Martina Repiska of Slovakia on Tuesday. Sindhu received a first-round bye. In the pre-quarterfinals, she will meet Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand.

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BWF World Championships: HS Prannoy edges past compatriot Lakshya Sen, enters quarter-finals

BWF World Championships: HS Prannoy in pre-quarters after defeating Malysia's Daren Liew in straight sets