{"id":242218,"date":"2022-10-01T12:04:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T12:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/10\/01\/my-focus-is-world-tour-finals-hs-prannoy-badminton-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2022-10-01T12:04:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T12:04:01","slug":"my-focus-is-world-tour-finals-hs-prannoy-badminton-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/10\/01\/my-focus-is-world-tour-finals-hs-prannoy-badminton-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"My focus is World Tour Finals: HS Prannoy | Badminton News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>SURAT: Star India shuttler <!-- -->HS Prannoy<!-- --> has set his sight on the season-ending <!-- -->World Tour Finals<!-- --> but said he will have to hone his skills to ensure that he doesn&#8217;t falter at the business end of the remaining tournaments. <br \/>One of the most consistent players in the international circuit this season, Prannoy has consistently reached the quarters and semifinals this season but a title has still eluded him. <br \/>The 30-year-old from Kerala recently replaced Tokyo Olympic champion <!-- -->Viktor Axelsen<!-- --> of Denmark at the top of the latest men&#8217;s singles HSBC Race To Guangzhou rankings. <br \/>He is leading with 58,090 points, having participated in 13 tournaments on the BWF World Tour this year. Players in the top 8 qualify for the year-ending World Tour Finals scheduled to be held from December 14 to 18 in Guangzhou. <br \/>&#8220;My focus would be the World Tour Finals. There are quite a few tournaments before that. I hope to produce winning results in those,&#8221; Prannoy said after guiding Kerala to a 3-1 win over Assam in the mixed team quarterfinals of the National Games here. <br \/>&#8220;I have to be consistent. I would like to get into a good rhythm before the World Tour Finals. I&#8217;m happy with my results over the last year and I need to be consistent.&#8221; <br \/>A former world number 8, Prannoy had slipped out of the top 20 after enduring a tough phase plagued with health issues and a slump in form. <br \/>However, Prannoy has regained his place in the top 15 in the latest rankings and said his aim remains to get back into the elite 10. <br \/>&#8220;I would like to get into the top 10 and preferably top five as I would get a better draw. I also need to work on my game so that I should go beyond the semifinals. That is my priority now.&#8221; <br \/>On Saturday, Prannoy, returning to court after a month&#8217;s break, didn&#8217;t break any sweat as he saw off Orijit Chaliha 21-11 21-9 in a lop-sided contest. <br \/>&#8220;I last played in the first week of September in Japan Open. It was a long break for me after some good victories this year,&#8221; Prannoy said. <br \/>&#8220;I was not moving as well as I wanted to, but I have got back to training. And, playing a match after a long time is always tough. But going deeper into the tournament, I will be getting tougher matches.&#8221; <br \/>Prannoy has been in good form since helping India win their maiden <!-- -->Thomas Cup<!-- --> title in May this year. His best came when he made it to the final of the Swiss Open, a BWF Super 300 event. <br \/>He also had two semifinal appearances in the <!-- -->Malaysia Masters<!-- --> and Indonesia Open. <br \/><span class=\"strong\">Maharashtra, Gujarat reach semis<\/span><br \/>In the day&#8217;s other matches, Maharashtra defeated Delhi 3-1 while Gujarat got the better of Uttarakhand 3-2 to reach the semi-finals. <br \/>Maharashtra will now face top seeds Telangana while the hosts will take on Kerala for a spot in the gold medal match. <br \/>For Gujarat, it was a reason for celebrations as they are assured of first-ever badminton medal in the National Games. <\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n                    (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                      if (f.fbq) return;\n                      n = f.fbq = function() {\n                        n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n                      };\n                      if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                      n.push = n;\n                      n.loaded = !0;\n                      n.version = '2.0';\n                      n.queue = [];\n                      t = b.createElement(e);\n                      t.async = !0;\n                      t.src = v;\n                      s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                      s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n                    })(f, b, e, v, n, t, s);\n                    fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n                    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n                  };\n                })(\n                  window,\n                  document,\n                  'script',\n                  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js',\n                );<\/script><script>if(typeof window !== 'undefined') {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadScriptsOnceAdsReady = () => {\n                    var scripts = [\n                    'https:\/\/static.clmbtech.com\/ad\/commons\/js\/2658\/toi\/colombia_v2.js' ,\n                    'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074',\n                    'https:\/\/imasdk.googleapis.com\/js\/sdkloader\/ima3.js',\n                    'https:\/\/tvid.in\/sdk\/loader.js',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/video_comscore_api\/version-3.cms',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/grxpushnotification_js\/minify-1,version-1.cms',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#version=v10.0&xfbml=true',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/locateservice_js\/minify-1,version-14.cms'\n                  ];\n                    scripts.forEach(function(url) {\n                      let script = document.createElement('script');\n                      script.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n                      if(!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('colombia_v2')!== -1){\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('sdkloader')!== -1) {\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (!false && !false && (url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk') !== -1 || url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') !== -1 || url.indexOf('locateservice_js') !== -1 )) {\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (url.indexOf('colombia_v2')== -1 && url.indexOf('sdkloader')== -1 && url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk')== -1 && url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') == -1){\n                        script.src = url;\n                      }\n                      script.async = true;\n                      document.body.appendChild(script);\n                    });\n                  }\n                }\n                <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/badminton\/my-focus-is-world-tour-finals-hs-prannoy\/articleshow\/94585460.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] SURAT: Star India shuttler HS Prannoy has set his sight on the season-ending World Tour Finals but said he will have to hone his skills to ensure that he doesn&#8217;t falter at the business end of the remaining tournaments. 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