New Delhi. India’s HS Prannoy confronted a disappointing begin to the season in the first Malaysia Super 1000 badminton match when his match in opposition to Canada’s Brian Yang needed to be stopped halfway on account of water dripping from the roof at the Axiata Arena on Tuesday.
When Prannoy, who was returning after the Paris Olympics, was main 21-12, 6-3 after about 25 minutes of play, rain water started leaking from the roof and the sport needed to be stopped on court docket three. After a delay of greater than an hour, the match started once more at round 4.15 pm however it needed to be stopped once more as a result of water started dripping once more.
When Bryan was main 11-9 in the second sport, the officers determined to cancel the match, which is able to now begin on Wednesday with the rating 21-12, Sep 11. Indian coach RMV Gurusaidutt, who was current with Prannoy, informed PTI, “Pranoy’s match has been cancelled. He will start the match tomorrow with the same score. Decision regarding other matches will be taken by 8.30 pm.
Prannoy raised this issue with the chair umpire after water fell on the left side of the court. The organizers inspected the area due to which the match was postponed. Matches on Court 2 were stopped for the same reason while matches continued on Court 1. Earlier, India’s women’s doubles pair of Trisa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand entered the pre-quarterfinals by defeating Thailand’s Ornicha Jongsathapornparn and Sukita Suwatchai in straight games.
FIRST PUBLISHED: January 7, 2025, 19:35 IST
