HYDERABAD: HS Prannoythe lone Indian to qualify for the yr finishing BWF World Tour Finals, has been drawn in Group ‘A’ at the side of international No. 1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, international no. 14 Kodai Naraoka of Japan and international no. 17 Lu Gaung Zu of China.
Only the tip 8 avid gamers, at the foundation in their performances within the ultimate one year, certified for this event starting in Bangkok on Wednesday (Dec 7).
Group ‘B’ contains international no. 3 Loh Kean Yew of Singapore, international No.4 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei and Indonesians international no. 5 Jonathan Christie and international no. 7 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.
Two avid gamers from every team make it to the semifinals on this spherical robin event.
But for Axelsen, the opposite 3 in Group A are outdoor the top-10 while all 4 in Group B are top-10 avid gamers.
To make it to the semifinals, Prannoy will have to win no less than two suits from his team. While it can be tricky to downplay international champion Viktor Axelsen, who received 11 titles out of the 15 tournaments he performed this yr, Prannoy might fancy his possibilities towards Naraoka and Guang Zu.
Japanese teen Naraoka is without doubt one of the maximum advanced participant this yr. He received the Vietnam Open and reached the finals at Korea Masters, Singapore Open and Taipei Open.
Prannoy has performed Naraoka and Gaung Zu handiest as soon as however misplaced to either one of them. While Naraoka defeated Prannoy within the quarterfinals of the Singapore Open 12-21, 21-14, 21-18, Gaung Zu downed the Indian within the pre-quarterfinals of the French Open 19-21, 22-20, 19-21.
Both Prannoy and Gaung Zu didn’t win a unmarried event this yr however made it to the semifinals and quarterfinals of a number of main occasions.
Prannoy began 2022 by way of achieving the quarterfinals of India Open, German Open and Syed Modi event ahead of dropping within the ultimate of Swiss Open in March. He reached the semifinals of Indonesia Open which is a Super-1000 tournament.
The Kerala shuttler educated onerous over the previous few weeks and is conscious that that is his highest probability to win the primary main name of his occupation.
At the BWF award rite on Monday, Prannoy received the ‘Best Dressed Male’ award. Prannoy tweeted, “Wearing this specially created outfit by @ManishantarDESI Handwoven in Varanasi & handmade with love in Delhi And to get awarded with the Best Dressed Male was super cool.
Only the tip 8 avid gamers, at the foundation in their performances within the ultimate one year, certified for this event starting in Bangkok on Wednesday (Dec 7).
Group ‘B’ contains international no. 3 Loh Kean Yew of Singapore, international No.4 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei and Indonesians international no. 5 Jonathan Christie and international no. 7 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.
Two avid gamers from every team make it to the semifinals on this spherical robin event.
But for Axelsen, the opposite 3 in Group A are outdoor the top-10 while all 4 in Group B are top-10 avid gamers.
To make it to the semifinals, Prannoy will have to win no less than two suits from his team. While it can be tricky to downplay international champion Viktor Axelsen, who received 11 titles out of the 15 tournaments he performed this yr, Prannoy might fancy his possibilities towards Naraoka and Guang Zu.
Japanese teen Naraoka is without doubt one of the maximum advanced participant this yr. He received the Vietnam Open and reached the finals at Korea Masters, Singapore Open and Taipei Open.
Prannoy has performed Naraoka and Gaung Zu handiest as soon as however misplaced to either one of them. While Naraoka defeated Prannoy within the quarterfinals of the Singapore Open 12-21, 21-14, 21-18, Gaung Zu downed the Indian within the pre-quarterfinals of the French Open 19-21, 22-20, 19-21.
Both Prannoy and Gaung Zu didn’t win a unmarried event this yr however made it to the semifinals and quarterfinals of a number of main occasions.
Prannoy began 2022 by way of achieving the quarterfinals of India Open, German Open and Syed Modi event ahead of dropping within the ultimate of Swiss Open in March. He reached the semifinals of Indonesia Open which is a Super-1000 tournament.
The Kerala shuttler educated onerous over the previous few weeks and is conscious that that is his highest probability to win the primary main name of his occupation.
At the BWF award rite on Monday, Prannoy received the ‘Best Dressed Male’ award. Prannoy tweeted, “Wearing this specially created outfit by @ManishantarDESI Handwoven in Varanasi & handmade with love in Delhi And to get awarded with the Best Dressed Male was super cool.
WORLD TOUR FINALS 2022 – GALA DINNER – Wearing this specially created outfit by @ManishantarDESI Handwoven in Va… https://t.co/v0ilrzsmGP
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