Bwf world badminton championship

World Champion Loh Kean Yew: India had another mixed day at the BWF World Badminton Championship here on Thursday with singles player H.S Prannoy and men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reaching the quarters while the Lakshya Sen and women's doubles combine of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand making their exit.

Prannoy, the hero of India's triumph in the Thomas Cup last year, defeated the 2021 World Champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore 21-18, 15-21, 21-19 in a hard-fought encounter, the ninth-seeded Indian getting the better of his 7th ranked opponent in a 69-minute pre-quarterfinal encounter.