Malaysia Masters: HS Prannoy defeats Weng, wins maiden BWF World Tour Title

Updated On: 29 May, 2023 09:24 AM IST | Kuala Lumpur | PTI

After winning his first BWF World Tour title, India’s HS Prannoy recalls undergoing a tough period of self-doubt since his 2017 US Open Grand Prix Gold triumph before chief national coach P Gopichand pushed him

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HS Prannoy is all smiles on the podium after winning the Malaysia Masters yesterday. Pic/Getty Images

Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy ended a six-year-long title drought with a three-game win over China’s Weng Hong Yang in a pulsating men’s singles final at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 tournament on Sunday. The 30-year-old Indian showed great composure and resolve during a 94-minute battle to notch a 21-19, 13-21, 21-18 victory against China’s World No. 34 Weng Hong Yang, a 2022 Asian Championships bronze medallist. The win helped him claim his maiden BWF World Tour title and also the first singles crown of the year for India.

Long wait for singles title

Prannoy was instrumental in India’s epic Thomas Cup victory last year, but an individual title has eluded him since the 2017 US Open Grand Prix Gold. The Kerala shuttler had come close to breaking his title drought when he reached the final at the Swiss Open last year and signed off at the semi-final stage in Malaysia and the Indonesia Super 1000. Prannoy battled a series of injuries and health issues before turning his career around in the back end of 2021.

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