HS Prannoy lost his second game to Chinese player Lu Guang Zu in Group A of the BWF World Tour Finals 2022 in Bangkok . The third-seeded Indian badminton player lost 21-23, 21-17, and 19-21 in an hour and 24 minutes .
Bangkok, Thailand (Thailand), December 8: On Thursday, Indias ace shuttler HS Prannoy lost his second game to Chinese player Lu Guang Zu in Group A of the BWF World Tour Finals 2022 in Bangkok.On Wednesday, Japan's Kodai Naraoka defeated Prannoy in his first match of the mega tournament.Even if the third-seeded Indian badminton player defeats Tokyo 2020 winner Viktor Axelsen in the last group match on Friday, his back-to-back defeats would not push him to the semi-finals.Only two players will qualify for the final four from the two groups.
Despite leading in the third game against world No.17 Lu Guang Zu, he was unable to hold on and lost 21-23, 21-17, and 19-21 in an hour and 24 minutes.The first game featured long rallies between HS Prannoy and Lu Guang Zu, who led 11-9 at halftime.HS Prannoy was unable to hold up the pressure on his opponent and gave up seven of his final nine points after rallying back to lead by 19-16. The Indian badminton player made unforced errors in the game's crucial moments, helping Lu Guang Zu to score the final three points and win the match and advance to the next round.This was HS Prannoy's second defeat against the Chinese shuttler, who is 26 years old.In October, HS Prannoy, 30, was defeated by Lu Guang Zu in the French Open round of 16.Viktor Axelsen, the world number one, takes on HS Prannoy on Fridays last group match.PV Sindhu was forced to withdraw from the BWF World Tour Finals due to an ankle injury.