Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy’s Malaysia Masters 2026 campaigns ended on Wednesday as they crashed out within the opening spherical on the Stadium Axiata Enviornment in Kuala Lumpur. Paris Olympics 2024 semifinalist Lakshya, India’s high males’s singles participant, was surprised by Zaki Ubaidillah of Indonesia within the opening rounds by 21-17, 21-11 in straight video games, as per Olympics.com.
The world quantity 38 and Lakshya have been degree 14-all within the opening sport, however the Indonesian raced forward and sealed the sport in 43 minutes. HS Prannoy, who secured the Malaysia Masters title again in 2023, misplaced to Japan’s world quantity 9 Kodai Naraoka in a one-hour, 20-minute marathon.
After dropping the opening sport, Prannoy saved the match level, forcing a decider, and the Indian shuttler fumbled 4 factors there, dropping by 17-21, 22-20, 22-24. Tharun Mannepalli additionally misplaced from an advantageous place by 21-17, 14-21, 8-21 towards Chinese language Taipei’s Wang Po-Wei, whereas Kiran George was pressured to retire halfway by his match towards seventh seed Alex Lanier of France – ranked world quantity 10. The collection of exits ended the boys’s problem of the Indian contingent in Malaysia.
Malvika Bansod stored the Indian marketing campaign alive within the ladies’s singles competitors, beating German Olympian Yvonne Li 21-17, 16-21, 21-9 in a match that lasted an hour. Ashmita Chaliha, who emerged in the principle draw by qualifiers, reached the second spherical with a 21-16, 21-13 victory over Indonesia’s Thalita Ramadhani Wiryawan. Devika Sihag additionally made inroads within the event, beating South Korea’s Park Ga Eun 19-21, 21-18, 21-19 in a thriller. Anmol Kharb, misplaced 21-13, 16-21, 19-21 in an in depth match towards Danish eighth seed Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt. Additionally, Tanya Hemnath misplaced to Chinese language Taipei’s Huang Ching Ping 21-19, 21-7.
Tanvi Sharma continued the string of losses for India with a 21-10, 21-19 loss towards Thailand’s Pitchamon Opatniputh. Isharani Baruah additionally misplaced 17-21, 21-14, 18-21 towards Danish fifth seed Line Christophersen. Shifting focus to ladies’s doubles competitors, Rutaparna Panda and Swetaparna Panda’s 21-7, 21-6 defeat to Japanese second seeds Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi – the world No. 7 duo – ended India’s problem within the doubles. (ANI)
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