Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy will face each other in the pre-quarterfinals of men’s badminton at Paris Olympics 2024.
Paris Olympics 2024: So far, the Paris Olympics 2024 has seen a great performance of Indian athletes in various badminton events, in which the men’s singles event will see the clash of two of India’s best badminton players in the pre-quarterfinals. Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy, who are participating in this event, will be seen playing against each other in the Round of 16 on August 1. Both the players have so far given a one-sided performance in the Paris Olympics, in which Lakshya Sen surprised everyone by defeating the world number 3 player in the Round of 16 on July 31.
Prannoy defeated Vietnam shuttler Do Phat Le in the round of 32
While Lakshya Sen had already confirmed his place in the pre-quarterfinals, HS Prannoy faced Vietnam shuttler Du Phat Le in the match played on 31 July. Prannoy had to face defeat 16-21 in the first set of this match, but he made a brilliant comeback in the next 2 sets and won it 21-11 and 21-12, thus confirming his place in the pre-quarterfinals. Prannoy had earlier defeated Paris Olympics 2024 player Fabian Roth of Germany, in which he won the match that lasted two games, 21-18, 21-12.
Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy have clashed 7 times so far
Talking about this clash between 2 Indian players in the pre-quarterfinal match, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy have played against each other before, in which 7 matches have been seen between the two. In this, while Lakshya Sen has won the match 7 times, Prannoy has managed to win only 3 times. The last time both of them played a match against each other was in early 2023, which was seen in the India Open. In this match, Lakshya Sen defeated Prannoy in 2 straight sets 21-14 and 21-15.
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