Sai Praneeth crashes out of Malaysia Masters

Indian shuttler Sai Praneeth on Wednesday was knocked out of the ongoing Malaysia Masters after losing his first-round match.

The 27-year faced a straight-game defeat at the hands of Denmark’s Rasmus Gemke 11-21, 15-21 in the match that lasted 46 minutes.

In 2019, Praneeth had become the first Indian male shuttler in 36 years to win a bronze medal at the BWF World Championships.

Later in the day, Parupalli Kashyap, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu, Sameer Verma, and HS Pranoy will play their respective matches in the competition.

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