Prannoy lost against the world no.3 Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand in three sets of 21-18, 13-21, 14-21 in the men's singles event.
Badminton World Championships: India's HS Prannoy will lock horns against Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the semifinal of the Badminton World Championships.
HS Prannoy lost the opening set but made a sensational game to defeat Viktor Axelsen by 21-13, 15-21, 16-21 to secure a medal for India.
India's top pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered a narrow 21-18, 21-19 defeat against Denmark's Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen.
Badminton World Championships: India begins its campaign at Badminton World Championships 2023 on Monday, August 21. Five Indians will be in action on the opening day.
This win helped Prannoy finish third on the BWF World Tour Finals standings and also maintained his position in the top 15 of the badminton world rankings.
The-26-year-old former world champion was named alongside five others who will serve as members till 2025.
Even before his 15-21, 20-22 loss to Singapore's Loh Kean Yew in the men's singles final, the 28-year-old's silver medal made him the first-ever Indian man to achieve the feat at the marquee tournament.
This is the first time that a men's player from Singapore has won gold at the BWF World Championships.
Srikanth saw off compatriot Sen 17-21, 21-14, 21-17 in a thrilling semi-final that lasted an hour and nine minutes.
Srikanth, seeded 12th in the showpiece tournament, sent Mark Caljouw of the Netherlands packing with a 21-8 21-7 in a quarterfinal match that lasted just 26 minutes.
The world number 7 Indian defeated her Thai opponent Pornpawee Chochuwong 21-14, 21-18 in the pre-quarterfinal match.
Prannoy joined two other Indians, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen, in the men's singles pre-quarterfinals of the showpiece tournament.
Reigning World Champion PV Sindhu defeated Slovakia's Martina Repiska in straight games 21-7, 21-9 to reach the last-16 round of BWF World Championships in Huelva (Spain) on Tuesday.
Defending World Champion PV Sindhu will start her BWF World Championships' women's singles campaign on Tuesday when she takes on Martina Repiska in the 2nd round of the tournament.
India's HS Prannoy fought back to win 13-21, 21-18, 21-19 against Hong Kong's NG Ka Long Angus in his men's singles match.
India's two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu will look to bring her best to the fore on the big stage when she begins her title defence at the BWF World Championships beginning here on Sunday.
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The Badminton World Federation (BWF) said it was working with organisers in Spain's Huelva to find a new time slot, after the 2020 Olympics were postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic
Kim, a former South Korea international and coach, sat by the courtside as Sindhu thrashed 2017 champion Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 in one of the most lop-sided finals in the history of the tournament.
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