Malaysia Masters 2023 Finals, Highlights: Prannoy defeats Weng, wins maiden BWF World Tour Title

The scores will read Prannoy-Weng.

21-18 AND PRANNOY WINS IT! HIS FIRST BWF WORLD TOUR TITLE!

20-18 The shuttle touches the edge of the sideline as Weng challenges but is unsuccessful.

19-18 Weng equalises but the straight smash by Prannoy leaves him lying flat on the ground unable to intercept it.

18-17 A missed cross court shot by Prannoy leaves Weng just one point away from equalising at a crucial moment.

18-16 With Prannoy’s fierce attacks, Weng seems to have lost his strenght and confidence.

16-15 Prannoy challenges for an out call but misreads it.

16-13 A cross-court receive followed by a straight line shot from Prannoy leads to Weng hitting one on the net with his backhand.

15-13 A powerful cross-court smash from Prannoy deceives Weng, who is unable to reach it on time.

14-13 Consecutive body smashes make it hard for the Indian to retaliate.

14-11 Weng leaves it thinking PRannoy’s smash would land out, however, he is mistaken as it lands in between and inside the court.

12-10 Two consecutive wides for Weng. Will this cost Chinese the match?

10-10 A cross-court rally followed by a net shot from Prannoy makes Weng unable to connect to the shuttle.

9-10 Weng emulates Prannoy’s shot as the Indian is unable to hit the Chinese’s straight smash.

9-8 Prannoy leads as Weng is unable to retaliate Prannoy’s straight smash

7-8 A one point gap between the two as Weng hits one out and is unsuccessful in overturning the decision.

5-7 Prannoy’s smash deceived the Chinese as the points gap reduces.

4-5 The Chinese plays a cross court smash which lands onto the net.

3-5 Prannoy finally succeeds in the straight smash he attempted previously as Weng is unable to return it back.

2-4 A short and wide smash by Prannoy, who hit the shuttle straight with the anticipation, but, is met with disappointment.

1-1 Taking time used by Weng to receive with the backhand, Prannoy retaliates with a cross court shot as the Chinese is unable to make it.

0-1 Weng opens the scoreline.

The scores will read Prannoy-Weng.

13-21 Wengs makes it one all as Prannoy leaves another one thinking it would go out but it falls on the backline.

12-19 Prannoy makes way for errors as the gap largens.

12-17 Weng attempts a cross court drop, while Prannoy misses the shuttle goes outside the sideline.

11-17 A lack of judgement from the Chinese lets Prannoy take a point.

10-15 A frive point lead can be very costly, but will it cost the Indian the second game.

10-12 Prannoy challenges the out decision but the shuttle is found to have been hit on the sideline.

9-11 Weng leads during the mid-game interval.

9-9 An unforced error down the net by the Chinese equalises the score.

7-8 Prannoy’s consecutive attacks leaves Weng to unable to respond.

5-7 After a few straight shots, a cross court slice near the net does it for Weng as he extends his lead to two points after the Indian is unable to receive it.

5-4 Prannoy equalises and extends the gap to one point.

3-4 Prannoy attacks and Weng is unable to receive the three consecutive points made by the Indian.

Make it 0-4 as Prannoy breaks his racket string and he changes to a new one.

0-3 Prannoy loses three consecutive points at the start of the second game.

We’re all set to go! The scores will read Prannoy-Weng.

• 0-1 Prannoy errs as he attempts a cross court drop shot but it ends up on the net.
• 0-2 Yet another mistake on the Indian’s part as the cross court smash by the Chinese sees him falter.
• 3-3 Prannoy comes from behind to restore parity.
• 5-4 Weng sends one out and challenges it but is unsuccessful.
• 5-7 The Chinese finds the corner spot near the net and sideline to throw Prannoy off guard and he does it as the Indian fails to connect.
• 7-8 Prannoy hits one onto the net.
• 8-9 Prannoy challenges and it’s successful as he closes the gap.
  
• 9-9 Weng tries a cross court backhand but its one on the net.
• 9-10 The Chinese’s smash proves hard for Prannoy to reach it and its too late as the shuttle hits the ground.
• 11-10 Two consecutive points for the Indian as a mid-game interval is taken.
• 13-11 A diagonal smash from the Indian and the point is Prannoy’s.
• 15-12 Weng tries to get an angular cross court shot but fails to do so.
• 15-15 The Chinese deceives Prannoy by hitting a few net shots to keep the Indian on the front foot, however, changes to a body smash which the Indian did not see coming and failed to intercept it.
• 17-16 A brilliant rally comes to an end when Prannoy leaves the shot and it lands out of the court, Weng challenges but its pointless.
• 19-18 Weng smashes one powerfully near the Indian’s right feet, which Prannoy is unable to receive.
• 21-19 Prannoy hits one near the backline which forces Weng to use his backhand but hits the net in the attempt.

It’s Prannoy time to shine as he faces China’s Weng Hong Yang in the men’s singles title clash.

The Malaysians fall as the Korean duo overcome the second game defeat to rally their way back in the third game. The Tan/ Thinaah pair, who were the home favourites had the most instense rallies throughout the tournament with the longest 211-rally in the quarters being one of them. Sadly, they fell short in the end with a scoreline of 20-22, 21-8, 17-21

Thinaah is seen getting medical attention for a bruise on her right hand. However its not just her, her teammate Pearly is also seen struggling with her right knee being the main cause.

Malaysia’s Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan dominated the second game 21-8 and have restored parity after losing the first game 20-22 to Baek Ha Na/ Lee So Hee of South Korea.

Mixed doubles- Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Sapsiree Taerattanachai defeated Feng Yan Zhe/ Huang Dong Ping 16-21, 21-13, 21-18

Women’s Singles- Akane Yamaguchi beat Gregoria Mariska Tunjung ​​21-17, 21-7

This is the first time Prannoy is playing against Weng Hong Yang.

• defeated Chou Tien Chen (Chinese Taipei) 16-21, 21-14, 21-13
• defeated Li Shi Feng (China) 13-21, 21-16, 21-11
• Quarterfinal- won against Kenta Nishimoto (Japan) 25-23, 18-21, 21-13
  
• Semifinal- won against Christian Adinata (Indonesia) 19-17* (retired hurt)

Prannoy is the first Indian male shuttler to enter the tournament’s final since its inception in 2009.

India’s HS Prannoy advanced to the final of Malaysia Masters​​on on Saturday after his opponent Christian Adinata of Indonesia was forced to retire during the game due to a knee injury.

Prannoy led 19-17 in the first game when Adinata twisted his knee cap and had to be taken off the court on a wheelchair.

Facing the opponent for the first time, Prannoy powered his way to an 11-1 lead. Unforced errors, however, crept into the Indian’s game, allowing the qualifier to claw his way back into the game. Adinata remained in hunt till 17-17 when his backhand poke at a shot landed into the side gallery and handed Prannoy a one-point lead. The Indonesian was injured on the next point and had to end his contention.

Prannoy will face China’s Weng Hong Yang in the title clash.

Malaysia Masters is the first event for the Road to Paris- the qualifying cycle for Paris 2024 Olympics.