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

On Thursday in Huelva, India's PV Sindhu defeated Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong 21-14 21-18 in the Round of 16 of the ongoing 2021 BWF World Championships. Sindhu, the defending champion, has advanced to the quarter-finals.

The two-time Olympic medalist got off to a good start, grabbing a 5-1 lead in the first game.&nbsp;Her Thai opponent fought back, cutting the lead to 4-5. Sindhu rushed to the lead once more, turning the score 7-4 in her favour.

The ninth-seed Thai girl fought hard once more to tie the game at 9-9. The sixth-seeded Sindhu then stormed ahead again, scoring 5 points in a row to increase her advantage to 14-9, and she never looked back, taking the first game 21-14.

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Sindhu, a five-time world champion, opened the second game similarly, gaining a 3-0 lead.&nbsp;However, Thai shuttler Chochuwong fought her way back, winning four points in a row and gaining a 4-3 lead against the Indian.

The World No.7 shuttler from Hyderabad stretched her advantage once further, winning four points in a row to make it 7-4. She never looked back after that, making it 11-6 at the second game break.

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She came back even stronger after the interval, gaining a 7-point lead with the score 17-10 in her favour. Pornpawee Chochuwong made a few excellent strokes, but she couldn't bother Sindhu enough to win the match as the two-time Olympic medalist took the second and penultimate game 21-18.

The reigning champion Sindhu won the match 21-14 21-18 in 48 minutes, increasing her head-to-head advantage against world no. 10 Chochuwong to 5-3 and also recording her first win over the opposition after two consecutive&nbsp;defeats.

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Sindhu will play top seed and world number one Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei, who overcame Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland in the quarterfinals 21-10 19-21 21-11.

Sindhu, who received a first-round bye, had defeated Slovakia's Martina Repiska in the second round on Tuesday, 21-7 21-9.

Meanwhile, the Russian badminton federation's Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Suzonov defeated the Indian doubles combination of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila in straight games. Arjun and Dhruv were defeated 11-21, 16-21 in 41 minutes.

On Thursday in Huelva, India's PV Sindhu defeated Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong 21-14 21-18 in the Round of 16 of the ongoing 2021 BWF World Championships. Sindhu, the defending champion, has advanced to the quarter-finals.

On Thursday in Huelva, India's PV Sindhu defeated Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong 21-14 21-18 in the Round of 16 of the ongoing 2021 BWF World Championships. Sindhu, the defending champion, has advanced to the quarter-finals. The two-time Olympic medalist got off to a good start, grabbing a 5-1 lead in the first game. Her Thai opponent fought back, cutting the lead to 4-5. Sindhu rushed to the lead once more, turning the score 7-4 in her favour. The ninth-seed Thai girl fought hard once more to tie the game at 9-9. The sixth-seeded Sindhu then stormed ahead again, scoring 5 points in a row to increase her advantage to 14-9, and she never looked back, taking the first game 21-14. ALSO READ: BWF World Championships: HS Prannoy in pre-quarters after defeating Malysia's Daren Liew in straight sets Sindhu, a five-time world champion, opened the second game similarly, gaining a 3-0 lead. However, Thai shuttler Chochuwong fought her way back, winning four points in a row and gaining a 4-3 lead against the Indian. The World No.7 shuttler from Hyderabad stretched her advantage once further, winning four points in a row to make it 7-4. She never looked back after that, making it 11-6 at the second game break. Day 5 opening match as defending champion Pusarla V. Sindhu 🇮🇳 meets Thai star Pornpawee Chochuwong 🇹🇭.#BWFWorldChampionships #Huelva2021 pic.twitter.com/ELNolhw6q6 — BWF (@bwfmedia) December 16, 2021 × She came back even stronger after the interval, gaining a 7-point lead with the score 17-10 in her favour. Pornpawee Chochuwong made a few excellent strokes, but she couldn't bother Sindhu enough to win the match as the two-time Olympic medalist took the second and penultimate game 21-18. The reigning champion Sindhu won the match 21-14 21-18 in 48 minutes, increasing her head-to-head advantage against world no. 10 Chochuwong to 5-3 and also recording her first win over the opposition after two consecutive defeats. ALSO READ: Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen, silver medallist Tai Tzu Ying named badminton players of the year by BWF Sindhu will play top seed and world number one Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei, who overcame Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland in the quarterfinals 21-10 19-21 21-11. Sindhu, who received a first-round bye, had defeated Slovakia's Martina Repiska in the second round on Tuesday, 21-7 21-9. Meanwhile, the Russian badminton federation's Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Suzonov defeated the Indian doubles combination of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila in straight games. Arjun and Dhruv were defeated 11-21, 16-21 in 41 minutes.

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

BWF World C'ships: PV Sindhu overcomes Pornpawee Chochuwong challenge to set up clash vs Tai Tzu Ying