Prannoy, Indian badminton player

India's lone entry into the year-ending BWF World Tour Finals 2022 in Bangkok, HS Prannoy, is keen on ending the year on a high.The World No. 12, playing in his first year-end tournament, has been clubbed in Group A along with Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, Japan's Kodai Naraoka and China's Lu Guang Zu.Prannoy, seeded third, will fancy his chances of making it to the semifinals from the group stage, which starts on Wednesday."I am really excited to start my BWF World Tour Finals campaign. It's my first time in the year-ending championships and I hope I can perform really well," said Prannoy. PV Sindhu is the lone Indian shuttler to win the prestigious season-ending championships in 2018. World No. 12 Prannoy has reinvented himself this year with some power-packed performances, which helped him regain his position at the Top-15 of the BWF World Rankings almost after four years. Prannoy helped the Indian team clinch their first Thomas Cup crown in May and also finished runner-up finish at the Swiss Open Super 300 and reached the last four stage of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 and Malaysia Masters Super 500 event. "We always believed in him, his game and his skills. He has performed significantly for a long time and it's time for him to win the title. His ability to defeat top players of the world, at any given day, makes him a strong contender to end up at the top of the podium at this year's BWF World Tour Finals," said Sanjay Mishra, General Secretary of the Badminton Association of India (BAI).Shuttlers qualify for this USD $1,500,000 tournament by earning points based on their performances in BWF World Tour events in a calendar year and Top-8 shuttlers/pairs compete in the BWF World Tour Finals.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Home

City

Latest News

Cricket

LT Premium

National

International

Maharashtra

Opinions

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Nagpur

Entertainment

Photos

Business

Technology

Sports

Lifestyle

Social Viral

Lokmat Games

Health

Narendra Modi

Lok Sabha Election 2024

Heatwave In India

Mumbai Water Cut

Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election

IPL 2024

PrannoyFOLLOW

Prannoy, Latest News

Other Sports :Malaysia Masters 2023: PV Sindhu crashes out after loss in semi-final

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], May 27 : Ace Indian shuttler and Olympic medalist PV Sindhu crashed out of Malaysia Masters ... ...

Badminton :India Open: Lakshya beats Prannoy; Chirag-Satwik pair advances

New Delhi, Jan 17 India's top-ranked shuttler H.S. Prannoy suffered a first-round exit from the India Open Super750 ... ...

Badminton :Malaysia Open: Prannoy loses to Kodai Naraoka, bows out in quarterfinals

Kuala Lumpur, Jan 13 India's No. 1 shuttler H.S. Prannoy on Friday bowed out of the Malaysia Open ... ...

Badminton :BWF World Tour Finals: Prannoy loses to China's Lu Guang Zu; crashes out of semis contention

Mumbai, Dec 8 Indian shuttler H.S Prannoy continued to struggle in the BWF World Tour Finals as he ... ...

Other Sports :BWF World Tour Finals: Prannoy clubbed with Olympic champion Axelsen, Naraoka and Lu in Group A

India's lone entry into the year-ending BWF World Tour Finals 2022 in Bangkok, HS Prannoy, is keen on ending ... ...