{"id":360758,"date":"2023-08-25T17:40:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T17:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/08\/25\/hs-prannoy-stuns-viktor-axelsen-to-secure-a-world-championships-medal-badminton-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T17:40:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T17:40:33","slug":"hs-prannoy-stuns-viktor-axelsen-to-secure-a-world-championships-medal-badminton-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/08\/25\/hs-prannoy-stuns-viktor-axelsen-to-secure-a-world-championships-medal-badminton-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"HS Prannoy stuns Viktor Axelsen to secure a World Championships medal | Badminton News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Indian <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/badminton\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-badminton-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/badminton\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">badminton<\/a> player <!-- -->HS Prannoy<!-- --> delivered an incredible performance at the World Championships on Friday, guaranteeing a medal for India. <br \/>Prannoy defeated two-time defending champion Denmark&#8217;s <!-- -->Viktor Axelsen<!-- -->, who is currently ranked No.1 in the world, in a thrilling 68-minute quarterfinal match. <br \/>The match was a rollercoaster ride as Prannoy fought back from a game down to eventually clinch victory in three tight games. The final scoreline read 13-21, 21-15, 21-16 in favour of Prannoy. <\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vic\" msid=\"103072638\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-103072638,width-600,resizemode-4\/103072638.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"em \">Viktor Axelsen reacts during the match against HS Prannoy. (AFP Photo)<\/span><br \/>The 31-year-old from Kerala, who this year won the Malaysia Masters Super 500 and advanced to the finals of the Australian Open Super 500, extended India&#8217;s incredible World Championships run by securing the nation&#8217;s 14th medal in the competition.<br \/>PV Sindhu, a two-time medalist at the Olympics, won five of them, including a gold in 2019, and Saina Nehwal took home two (silver and bronze). The other medalists in singles are Kidambi Srikanth (silver), Lakshya Sen (bronze), B Sai Praneeth (bronze), and Prakash Padukone (bronze).<br \/>In the last edition, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty took home bronze, while the women&#8217;s doubles team of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa earned bronze in 2011.<br \/>Prannoy, currently ranked ninth in the world, will now proceed to the semi-finals where he will face Thailand&#8217;s <!-- -->Kunlavut Vitidsarn<!-- -->. Vitidsarn, who defeated TW Wang of Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinal, will undoubtedly provide a tough challenge for Prannoy. <br \/>Prannoy&#8217;s triumph over Axelsen will undoubtedly boost his confidence and set the stage for an intense and exciting semi-final clash.<\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\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.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    var TimesApps = window.TimesApps;\n    TimesApps.toiPlusEvents = function(config) {\n      var isConfigAvailable = \"toiplus_site_settings\" in f && \"isFBCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings && \"isGoogleCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings;\n      var isPrimeUser = window.isPrime;\n      if (isConfigAvailable && !isPrimeUser) {\n        loadGtagEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n        loadFBEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isFBCampaignActive);\n      } else {\n        var JarvisUrl=\"https:\/\/jarvis.indiatimes.com\/v1\/feeds\/toi_plus\/site_settings\/643526e21443833f0c454615?db_env=published\";\n        window.getFromClient(JarvisUrl, function(config){\n          if (config) {\n            loadGtagEvents(config?.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n            loadFBEvents(config?.isFBCampaignActive);\n          }\n        })\n      }\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n  );<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/badminton\/hs-prannoy-stuns-viktor-axelsen-to-secure-world-championships-medal\/articleshow\/103071911.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Indian badminton player HS Prannoy delivered an incredible performance at the World Championships on Friday, guaranteeing a medal for India. 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