Wei Feng upsets Prannoy at Hong Kong Open
Published on: Friday, November 25, 2016
Kuala Lumpur: The country's professional men's singles shuttler Chong Wei Feng made a great comeback to upset India's HS Prannoy in the second round of the Hong Kong Open Super Series Thursday.The world number 53, who lost 15-21 in the first set, outclassed the world number 25, 21-11, 21-15 in the next two sets, according to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) official website bwfsuperseries.com. With the win, Wei Feng managed to level the head-to-head record with the Indian to 1-1 after losing in the Denmark Open last month.ADVERTISEMENT Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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In the quarterfinals Friday, the 2015 Singapore SEA Games gold medallist will face another Indian player, Sameer Verma, who defeated Japan's Kazumasa Sakai 19-21, 21-15, 21-11, Thursday.However, lady luck ran out on the national women's doubles pair, Vivian Hoo/Woon Khe Wei who went down to third seeded Kamilla Rytter Juhl/Christina Pedersen of Denmark 10-21, 21-11, 21-9. – Bernama