Badminton Highlights, Paris 2024 Olympics, Day 6 — Aug 1 updates: Lakshya Sen beats Prannoy 21-12, 21-6, makes into quarterfinals

Lakshya Sen will take on 12th-seeded, Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen in the quarterfinals tomorrow. 

Now comes the point Sen was looking for. Prannoy’s return goes long and Sen makes light work of Prannoy’s challenge. He qualifies for the quarterfinal ahead of his Indian counterpart, enduring a tougher draw. 

FINAL SCORE: 21-12, 21-6

Sen fails to convert it to a point in his service by hitting it out. 

A tiresome Prannoy with a wayward return goes out to give match point to Sen. 

Prannoy is in need of a quick breather after almost every long rally. He is not able to match the standard of Sen and is making a lot of unforced errors. 

Ah, not a good sight to see Prannoy struggling the way he is now. Almost a one-sided match now as Sen is getting closer to an easy win now. 

Sen drops a point before ending a long rally to regain his double-digit lead over Prannoy. 

Prannoy certainly looks tired and his shots are getting weaker after each point. This is looking bleak for the World No. 13. 

Prannoy put a wee bit of extra force in his return as it went outside of the backline to give another point to Sen. He led by eight points at the halfway mark of the second game. 

Sen goes for a drive this time and Prannoy could not retaliate his shot. 

Ah, brutal from Sen! A perfect down-the-line smash from the boy from Almora to confirm another point. 

Although Prannoy is finding it difficult to match Sen’s pace and fitness standard, he somehow is managing to keep himself in the second game with an odd point here and there. 

A first long rally of the second game, Sen goes for a down-the-line attacking smash to force an error from Prannoy. 

A couple of points are being traded. 

Sen had ample time to find vacant space to land his smash. 

Prannoy pulls one back but drops yet another point by hitting long. He needs to recalibrate his shots quickly otherwise this game is racing away from his hands too. 

A similar mistake from Prannoy, drops another point. 

Sen starts the second game with a point after Prannoy hits his return long behind the backline. 

Prannoy hits this outside as Sen converts his first game point to close the first game in style. 

Sen earns game point after Prannoy fumbles to hit out. 

Another point for Sen after his drop shot landed inside with the barest of margin. 

Sen waited till the last second to play his shot from the backline but this gave Prannoy time to land his smash down the line. 

A deft touch from Sen on the net forced an error from Prannoy. 

Prannoy with a cross-court smash and this time he fails to keep it inside the line, another point to Sen. 

Sen makes it a 7-point lead and looks quite comfortable in this game. 

Sen’s quick smash was enough to win him a point after Prannoy failed to land a connection for a return. 

Prannoy pounces on the shuttle for the kill and gets a point this time. 

Lakshya reviews a challenge but loses it as Prannoy’s drop lands just inside the outline. 

A backhand return from Prannoy puts him in a vulnerable position and Sen with a forehand drive over the net wins this point comfortably. 

A five-point cushion for Lakshya at the halfway mark. 

Lakshya’s cross-court smash to end a long rally did not land inside the line. 

An error of judgment from Prannoy who let the shuttle that landed in after drifting out. 

A down-the-line smash from Sen ends up well for Sen to help him extend his lead over Prannoy. 

Sen finds it easy for a backhand jump smash to win a point. 

The long rally comes to an end with Prannoy’s drive going down the line. He challenges straight away and wins the point after the referral shows his birdie was in. 

A cross-court smash attempt from Prannoy from the midline goes wide to give another point to Sen. 

A drop shot from the net gives Prannoy space to land his return. 

Prannoy pulls a couple of points back before hitting outside to make the scoreline 3-6 in Sen’s favour. 

Prannoy’s return goes wide before he loses another point. 

The rally was going well for Prannyo until he hits the net to drop a point. 

A service error from Sen gets first point to Prannoy. 

Lakshya gets into the lead with two early points. 

HS Prannoy: 13

Lakshya Sen: 22

Umpire: Michaela Bencova

Service Judge: Satiawan Mahadoo

We are moments away from the live action as both Sen and Prannoy walk into court 3. 

Meanwhile, a heart-aching loss for India’s brightest medal prospect, Sat-Chi in the men’s doubles quarterfinal. 

Satwik, Chirag lose in quarters of Men’s Doubles badminton at Paris Olympics

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost the quarterfinals of the Men’s doubles event in badminton, going down 21-13, 14-21, 16-21 against the current World No. 3 Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik at the Paris Olympics.

Their most recent encounter was at the India Open in January 2023, where Lakshya won 21-14, 21-15.

The head-to-head record between Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy is 4-3 in favour of Lakshya.

The live telecast of the Paris Olympics will be available on Sports18 while the live streaming will be available on JioCinema in India from July 26 to August 11.

Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympics Day 5 badminton updates of August 1st. Lakshya Sen will take on compatriot HS Prannoy in the all-Indian men’s singles pre-quarterfinals (round of 16) match. 

Stay tuned as we bring you all the live updates.