Kuala Lumpur. In-form HS Prannoy maintained his fine form to beat compatriot Lakshya Sen in a thrilling encounter at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 tournament here on Wednesday. Prannoy, who was ranked world number eight last year, came back from a game down to beat 10th-ranked Sen 22. 24, 21. 12, 21. 18 beat. The 30-year-old Prannoy from Kerala will next face either Chico Ora Bi Wordoyo of Indonesia or Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus of Denmark.
Prannoy and Sen have clashed five times in the last year in which Sen has won 3. were ahead of 2. In this match, both started on a brisk note and Prannoy started with a two point lead. Sen, however, soon made a comeback to score 13. 13 done. Score 19 after some controversial line calls. was 19. Sen scored a point but lost it immediately. Prannoy too could not hold the lead and lost the first game.
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Prannoy in the second game 4. 1 lead when Sen made several unforced errors. He showed aggression but Pranay was way ahead of him. Prannoy won the game with a nine point lead. In the deciding game, Sen scored 8. Made a lead of 4 but Prannoy soon came back with 9.9. Since then he did not give Sen a chance to return.
