Japan’s Kento Momota produced a dominant performance on Saturday to beat Thailand’s Kunlavut and reach the Malaysia Open final.
India’s challenge at Malaysia Open 2022 ended on Friday as PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy bowed out in the quarter-final stage.
India’s PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy secured contrasting victories to enter the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open Super 750 badminton tournament on Thursday.
India’s PV Sindhu made a positive start at the Malaysia Open Super 750 tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, by defeating Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong in straight games.
The Asian Team Championships is all set to take place at Shah Alam, Malaysia, from 15 to 20 February 2022.
Malvika, who reached the final of the Syed Modi International, continued to impress as she registered a 21-13, 16-21, 21-17 victory.
In a one-sided final match, the top seed PV Sindhu barely broke a sweat to defeat Malvika Bansod 21-13, 21-16.
Sindhu has remained winless on the tour for more than two years, despite winning the Olympic bronze medal in Tokyo last year.
At the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, the top seed required only 33 minutes to defeat Lam 21-16, 21-13.
Prannoy, a former top-10 player who made a strong showing before losing in the quarterfinals of the India Open to Lakshya Sen last week.