{"id":17501,"date":"2026-05-20T19:11:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/2026\/05\/20\/malaysia-masters-2026-badminton-tournament-lakshya-sen-hs-prannoy-crash-out-in-opening-round-badminton-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T19:11:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:11:05","slug":"malaysia-masters-2026-badminton-tournament-lakshya-sen-hs-prannoy-crash-out-in-opening-round-badminton-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=17501","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia Masters 2026 badminton tournament: Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy crash out in opening round | Badminton News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131233069,imgsize-82422,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/lakshya-sen.jpg\" alt=\"Malaysia Masters 2026 badminton tournament: Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy crash out in opening round\" title=\"Lakshya Sen (AP Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>India suffered a disappointing start at the Malaysia Masters 2026 after top men\u2019s singles players <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/lakshya-sen\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Lakshya Sen<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/hs-prannoy\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">HS Prannoy<\/a> crashed out in the opening round on Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Lakshya, who reached the semifinals at the Paris Olympics, was beaten comfortably in straight games by Indonesia\u2019s Zaki Ubaidillah. <!-- -->After a close start to the first game, the Indonesian pulled away and sealed the match 21-17, 21-11 in 43 minutes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Prannoy, the 2023 Malaysia Masters champion, also suffered an early exit after a hard-fought battle against Japan\u2019s world No. 9 Kodai Naraoka. Prannoy lost the first game, bounced back strongly in the second by saving a match point, but eventually went down 17-21, 22-20, 22-24 in a marathon contest lasting over an hour.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>India\u2019s struggles continued in men\u2019s singles as Tharun Mannepalli lost after winning the opening game, while Kiran George retired midway through his match against France\u2019s Alex Lanier due to physical issues.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>With those defeats, India\u2019s challenge in the men\u2019s section came to an end on the very first day of the tournament.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Women keep India alive<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>There was better news in women\u2019s singles, where Malvika Bansod kept India\u2019s hopes alive with a three-game win over Germany\u2019s Yvonne Li.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Ashmita Chaliha also advanced to the second round after beating Indonesia\u2019s Thalita Ramadhani Wiryawan in straight games. Devika Sihag pulled off a thrilling comeback victory against South Korea\u2019s Park Ga Eun.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>However, several other Indian players, including Anmol Kharb, Tanvi Sharma and Isharani Baruah, were knocked out.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>India\u2019s doubles campaign also ended after Rutaparna Panda and Swetaparna Panda suffered a heavy defeat against Japan\u2019s highly-ranked pair Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/badminton\/malaysia-masters-2026-badminton-tournament-lakshya-sen-hs-prannoy-crash-out-in-opening-round\/articleshow\/131232849.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India suffered a disappointing start at the Malaysia Masters 2026 after top men\u2019s singles players Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy crashed out in the opening round on Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur.Lakshya, who reached the semifinals at the Paris Olympics, was beaten comfortably in straight games by Indonesia\u2019s Zaki Ubaidillah. 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