Hong Kong Open 2025: HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen, Kiran George All Advance In Men's Singles

Last Updated:September 10, 2025, 14:34 IST

Prannoy breezed to a 21-17, 21-14 win over China's Lu Guangzu, while George posted a 21-16, 21-11 triumph over Jason Teh of Singapore.

HS Prannoy (Image: BAI Media)

The Indian men’s badminton contingent enjoyed a remarkable day at the Hong Kong Open 2025 on Wednesday as HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen and Kiran George all advanced to subsequent rounds in the singles event with poignant wins.

Prannoy breezed to a 21-17, 21-14 win over China’s Lu Guangzu, while George posted a 21-16, 21-11 triumph over Jason Teh of Singapore. Lakshya was pushed to three games by Wang Tzu-wei in a 22-20, 16-21, 21-15 victory.

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Earlier in the day, PV Sindhu was shown the exit door by Denmark’s Line Christophersen in a 15-21, 21-16, 21-19 defeat in the Round of 32.

Prannoy, ranked 34th in the world, defeated 14th ranked Lu Guang Zu of China 21-17, 21-14 in 44 minutes. Sen also advanced with a hard-fought 22-20, 16-21, 21-15 victory, earning a spot in the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals.

Kiran George secured his place in the men’s singles last-16 by defeating Singapore’s higher-ranked Jia Heng Jason Teh 21-16, 21-11 in 34 minutes.

For Sindhu, this was her first loss to the 25-year-old Christophersen in six encounters, occurring at a time when the Indian star was starting to regain her form after early exits at the Swiss Open and Japan Open earlier this year.

Sindhu took an early 3-1 lead in the first game before her opponent equalised at 5-all. Leading 14-13, Sindhu improved her game, allowing Christophersen just one more point before taking the opener.

In the second game, Sindhu led 13-12 before errors crept into her play, leading to her conceding five consecutive points.

The decider was a nerve-wracking battle, with both players tied at 19-all before Christophersen scored two decisive points to end Sindhu’s campaign.

The women’s doubles pair of Rutaparna Panda and Swetaparna Panda won their round-of-32 match against Hong Kong’s Oi Ki Vanessa Pang and Sum Yau Wong 17-21, 9-21 in just 28 minutes. Meanwhile, the Chinese Taipei duo of Chen Cheng Kuan and Hsu Yin-Hui defeated Dhruv Kapil and Tanisha Crasto 16-21, 11-21 in 31 minutes.

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World No. 31 Ayush Shetty will face lower-ranked Chinese Taipei shuttler Su Li Yang in the men’s singles round of 32 later today.

On Tuesday, India’s top men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty overcame Taiwan’s Chiu Hsiang Chieh and Wang Chi-Lin in their opening round.

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