Roof leak causes disruption in HS Prannoy’s match at Malaysia Open | Badminton News – Newz9

India’s HS Prannoy confronted an surprising interruption throughout his first match of the Malaysia Super 100 badminton match. His match in opposition to Canada’s Brian Yang was suspended mid-sport as a consequence of a leaky roof at the Axiata Arena on Tuesday.
Prannoy, taking part in his first match because the Olympics, held a snug lead of 21-12, 6-3. Rainwater began leaking by way of the roof onto Court 3, halting the match roughly 25 minutes after it started.
Play resumed round 4:15 PM after a delay exceeding an hour. However, the persistent leak compelled one other stoppage.
Yang had taken an 11-9 lead in the second sport when officers determined to droop the match. The match will now proceed on Wednesday with the rating at 21-12, 9-11.
“Prannoy’s match has been suspended. He will start with the same score tomorrow. A decision regarding other matches will be taken by 8:30 PM,” India coach RMV Gurusaidutt, who was current at the courtroom, informed PTI.
Prannoy had alerted the chair umpire to the water accumulating on the left entrance facet of the courtroom. Organizers then inspected the realm, resulting in the suspension of the match.
Matches on Court 2 have been additionally affected by the leaking roof and have been quickly stopped. Meanwhile, matches on Court 1 continued with out interruption.
Organizers have been noticed utilizing white towels in an try and dry the affected courts.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Indian girls’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand superior to the following spherical. They secured a simple victory in opposition to the Thai pair of Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn and Sukitta Suwachai.
The sixth-seeded Indian duo received the match 21-10, 21-10 in simply half-hour. This win secured their place in the spherical of 16.
Coming off a profitable efficiency at the Syed Modi International Super 300 match in Lucknow, Treesa and Gayatri dominated the match. They shortly established a 17-8 lead in opposition to the unseeded Thai pair.
The second sport initially noticed an in depth contest, with the rating tied at 8-8. Treesa and Gayatri then pulled away, successful the sport and the match decisively.