3.58 pm: Here is a quick highlight-reel from Prannoy’s impressive win.
3.38 pm: Just found out about HS Prannoy’s superb win over Lin Dan? Missed the match? Don’t worry, here’s the report for you to catch up.
3.30 pm: While you are still celebrating Prannoy’s win over Lin Dan, here are the other results of the day on the other courts so far.
Women’s singles:
Fitriani Fitriani bt Yvonne Li 21-14, 21-12
Soniia Cheah bt Yip Pui Yin 21-8, 21-18
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung bt Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21-14, 21-10
Kim Ga Eun bt Ksenia Polikarpova 21-18, 21-14
Lianne Tan bt Thuy Linh Nguyen 20-22, 22-20, 21-13
HS Prannoy vs Lin Dan 21-11, 13-21, 21-7
Prannoy had too much in his tank for the decider and Lin Dan clearly failed to negotiate that. He hits a drop in the net to hand Prannoy the second round. Prannoy won 15 of the 17 points from 6-5 to canter to the third round where he is likely to face top seed and defending champion Kento Momota barring an upset later in the day.
HS Prannoy vs Lin Dan 21-11, 13-21, 17-6
It seems to be all over for Lin Dan and the Chinese legend seems to have given up. The shoulders have dropped and Prannoy is clearly the favourite from here on.
HS Prannoy vs Lin Dan 21-11, 13-21, 14-5
Prannoy has now won seven straight points and has a 9 point advantage over Lin Dan. The Chinese is looking tired and its important for the Indian to not concede an inch in the next few points.
HS Prannoy vs Lin Dan 21-11, 13-21, 11-5
Prannoy seemed to have been thinking the same as the line judges mopped the court. He went on all out attack mode to take two of the three points and then the Chinese misjudged the shuttle to give the Indian a six point advantage in the decider now.
HS Prannoy vs Lin Dan 21-11, 13-21, 8-5
There is no clear drift in the arena. But both players have struggled with the length of their tosses while playing from the end from which Lin Dan is playing from now. This means the Chinese will be in a position of advantage when the players change ends at the mid game interval. Important for Prannoy to widen the gap and win the next three points quickly.
HS Prannoy vs Lin Dan 21-11, 13-21, 4-3
Prannoy has rightly gone on the offensive in the decider here. But Lin Dan has the experience to control the rallies and frustrate his opponents. It’s important that Prannoy mixes things up and does not allow the Chinese to get under his skin.
HS Prannoy vs Lin Dan 21-11, 13-21
Lin Dan has forced his way into this match once Prannoy gave him an opening with a series of unforced errors early in the second game. The momentum has shifted towards the Chinese and the Indian will have to find a way to grap the initiative early in the third game.
HS Prannoy vs Lin Dan 21-11, 12-18
Lin Dan has made Prannoy pay every time the Indian makes a mistake with the length while playing to the Chinese backhand corner. The five-time former world champion has managed to go for the kill from that angle and it has worked well for him so far.
HS Prannoy vs Lin Dan 21-11, 8-14
Prannoy seems to have lost his rhthym in the second game. Has made a couple of errors while going for the down the line smashes. He is looking to play with patience and wait for his opportunities. But he needs to be aggressive and not allow Lin Dan to dictate terms in the rallies.
HS Prannoy vs Lin Dan 21-11, 8-11
Lin Dan has been a lot more proactive in the second game. Used the jump smash quite often to create an opening and then finish the point with a tap on the net. The real question is whether he has the physical fitness to play this high tempo game plan for long. For now, he has a three point advantage at the mid game interval.
HS Prannoy vs Lin Dan 21-11, 5-7
A flurry of unforced errors from Prannoy has allowed Lin Dan to stage a comeback in the second game. He has now won five straight points and is now making Prannoy work harder.
HS Prannoy vs Lin Dan 21-11, 4-2
The sixth point of the second game was a clear indicator of the physical fitness advantage Prannoy has over Lin Dan. He could quickly convert a defensive position to attack and went for a tap on the net. What will be important for the Indian from here on is to keep things simple and not run too ahead of himself. He can’t afford to give Lin Dan an opening.
HS Prannoy vs Lin Dan 21-11
Prannoy needs just one game point to take the opening game in 19 minutes. He was clinical with his game plan, patient while going for the kill and had the speed to hurt Lin Dan when he tried to play the toss and drop game to frustrate the Indian.
HS Prannoy vs Lin Dan 20-11
Prannoy has been in complete control in this game barring a few points when Lin Dan could weave his magic and catch the Indian by surprise. But with nine game points in his kitty, this game in definitely in Prannoy’s pocket.
HS Prannoy vs Lin Dan 16-8
The rallies have been shorter and Prannoy’s superior court coverage and powerplay has kept Lin Dan guessing. Will be interesting to see what suprise the Chinese has in his bag to find a way back in this match.
HS Prannoy vs Lin Dan 11-5
Lin Dan pushes a cross court drop wide and the Indian has a six points lead going into the mid-game interval.
HS Prannoy vs Lin Dan 9-3
Prannoy’s game plan is simple. He is willing to hang on in the rallies till he can get an opportunity to for the kill. Lin Dan on his part trying to use the half smash a lot. The Indian is having the better of the exchanges for now.
HS Prannoy vs Lin Dan 4-2
Lin Dan has started with his tried and tested game plan of playing the toss-drop game to build a point. The first point last 21 shots. But Prannoy has the booming smash to trouble the veteran Chinese and the speed to reach the shuttle early.
HS Prannoy vs Lin Dan
Both Prannoy and Lin Dan struggled in the opening games of their first round encounters before registering resounding wins. Would be interesting to see who gets off the block better today.
2.10 pm: Here is how the earlier encounters between the two players have panned out
HS Prannoy vs Lin Dan
World No 30 Prannoy, who is on a comeback trail after recovering from a stomach problem, fought back to beat 93rd-ranked Eetu Heino of Finland 17-21, 21-10, 21-11. Having received a late call up to the tournament after the withdrawals of Viktor Axelsen and Shi Yu Qi, Prannoy now has the chance to pull off a confidence-boosting upset.
The former world No 8 will face Chinese legend Lin Dan, now seeded 11th and ranked 17th in the world. Prannoy, who has a reputation of producing big upsets when on song, had defeated Lin Dan at the 2018 Indonesia Open and 2015 French Open and the head-to-head is level 2-2.
2:05 pm: Pornpawee Chochuwong finishes the second game on a canter to beat Rachel Honderich of Canada 21-15, 21-5 to advance to the second round.
The result also means that India’s HS Prannoy will now take the court against Lin Dan.
1.50 pm: While we wait for 5-time world champion Lin Dan to take the court for the second round against Prannoy here are the highlights of his come from behind win over Tien Minh Nguyen in the first round.
1.30 pm: The wait for the match between HS Prannoy and Lin Dan has only become longer as the first match on the TV court stretched to 45 minutes with the Australian mixed doubles pair of Simon Leung and Gronya Somerville beating veteran Russian combination of Evgenij Dremin and Evgenia Dimova 21-12, 8-21, 21-12.
Hello everyone and welcome to live updates from day two of the Badminton World Championships 2019 in Basel.
Indian shuttlers had a good day in office on the opening day of the BWF World Championships with the men’s singles players Kidambi Srikanth, B Sai Praneeth and HS Prannoy advancing to the second round in Basel on Monday.
Two of those players will be in action on day two. Prannoy’s second round battle with the five-time champion Lin Dan is the match to watch out for, as far as the Indian contingent is concerned. Sai Praneeth takes on Korea’s Lee Dong Keun.
PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal have received a bye in the opening round and will start their campaign on Wednesday.
Many of the Indian doubles pairs, including women’s doubles combination of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy, will begin their campaign on Tuesday as well.