Paris 2024 Olympics, Badminton highlights: HS Prannoy beats Fabian Roth 21-18, 21-12 in opening match

Men’s Doubles Group Stage - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty vs Mark Lamsfuss/Marvin Seidel (Germany), 12:00 PM IST

Women’s Doubles Group Stage - Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponnappa vs Nami Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida (Japan), not before 12:50 PM IST

Men’s Singles Group Stage - Lakshya Sen vs Julien Carraggi (Germany), 5:30 PM IST 

And it is done. Prannoy forces Roth to spray his shot wide and finishes the match in 45 minutes.

Match point for Prannoy after he smashes the shuttlecock across the court. 

Prannoy is running away with the tie now after forcing Roth into the back corner who hits his return wide. Prannoy is three points away from a win now.

Roth tries to be clever by hitting his serve long but it ends up going out of the court. Prannoy gets his five-point lead back.

Brilliant reflexes from Prannoy who reacts quickly to pick up a smash from near the net by Roth.

The lead is now down to three points after Prannoy hits the shuttlecock out of the court.

Two quick points for Prannoy after Roth cannot get the shuttlecock past the net.

Roth wins the first point after the break after Prannoy hits his backhand out of the court.

Prannoy takes a five-point lead into the mid-game interval after Roth hits a shot out of the court.

Prannoy is making his opponent scurry across the court and wins a point with a drop shot.

Prannoy calms himself down and correctly judges a return from Roth that was going out.

A brilliant backhand smash from Prannoy is called out. He immediately asked for a challenge. The replays show that the shuttlecock had indeed landed out of the court.

A good lead for Prannoy as Roth misjudges and watches the shuttlecock fall inside in his own court.

Roth is trying to get back in the game as Prannoy hits a half-hearted shot into the net.

The two-point lead is restored after Roth hits his shot well out of the court.

Roth levels it back up after a long rally ended with the Indian hitting the shuttlecock into the net.

Prannoy takes an early lead with some precise cross-court smashes.

Prannoy seals the first game in 23 minutes after the German’s attempt to hit the shuttlecock across the court, hits the net.

Game point for Prannoy who lets out a roar after a sharp smash down the line.

Roth cuts the gap now with a beautiful drop shot which Prannoy does not reach in time.

Prannoy takes back his lead after Roth’s crosscourt smash drifts wide.

A couple of powerful smashes from Prannoy puts the German off balance and ties it up once again.

The Indian ties it up after one of the longer rallies in the game.

Prannoy closes the gap after Roth hits his drop shot only as far as the net.

Roth gets back the serve after attacking the net early and forcing Prannoy to commit an error.

Prannoy breaks the German’s flow and wins a point with a smash into Roth’s backhand.

An exciting rally comes to an end with Prannoy hitting his backhand into the net.

Roth wins the first two points after the break, catching Prannoy off guard near the net. He takes the lead for the first time in this match.

Prannoy takes the lead into the mid-game interval with a smash from near the net.

The exhaustion seems to be kicking in as Prannoy hits the shuttlecock into the net from the back of the court.

He recovers by hitting a smash across the court with the German failing to reach it.

Roth gets back two quick points after Prannoy’s smash down the line goes well wide.

Prannoy attacks well and smashes the shuttlecock into the far side of the court from near the net.

Prannoy takes a two-point cushion once again after Roth hits his forehand wide.

Brilliant play from Prannoy who finishes off a long rally with a cross-court smash away from the German. 

Roth levels it up once again after Prannoy hits the shuttlecock into the net.

Prannoy takes a two-point lead with some rapid returns.,

It is a close contest in the opening moments of this game as Prannoy’s drop shot does not make it past the net.

Roth ties it back up after Pronnoy hits his smash wide.

A long rally ends with Roth overhitting it once again. Good judgement from Prannoy.

Fabian Roth serves first. Prannoy gets the first point after the German hits his shot out of the court.

H.S. Prannoy and Fabian Roth are warming up on the La Chapelle Arena Court 1 for their Paris 2024 Olympics men’s singles Group K match.

Men’s singles: Lakshya Sen beat Kevin Cordon (Guatemala): 21-8, 22-20

Men’s doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty beat Lucas Corvee/Ronan Labar (France): 21-17, 21-14

Women’s singles: Ashwini Ponnappa/Tanisha Crasto lost to Kim So Yeong/Kong Hee Yong (Republic of Korea): 18-21, 10-21

For Prannoy, 2023 was the season of his life where he bagged his maiden title on the BWF World Tour, a bronze medal at the World Championships, and a historic bronze at the Asian Games, but 2024 has been a nightmare with health problems and a tremendous loss of form.

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Paris Olympics 2024: Satwik and Chirag lead India’s gold medal hopes in badminton

A major reason for India’s recent achievements has been the rise of the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.

The Paris 2024 Olympics badminton men’s singles match between H.S. Prannoy and Fabian Roth will not start before 8:00 PM IST on July 28.

The match will be played at the La Chapelle Arena Court 1 in Paris.

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, 2024.