HS Prannoy vs Hu Yun, Live Badminton Score and Updates, Hong Kong Open Superseries 2017 Round 1

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What a match that was! Prannoy really had to dig deep to get that win.

And with that, he keeps his Dubai World Superseries Finals qualification chances alive!

Final score: Prannoy def Yun, 19-21, 21-17, 21-15

And he takes win, 21-15

Six match points for Prannoy

20-14

Prannoy looking way more confident now

18-14

And he makes it 17-14

A long rally is awarded to Prannoy for a 15-14 lead

And again they are all level.

14-14

All that hard work from Prannoy goes to waste. Hu Yun cruises to 14-12

The two are even now.

12-12

A rejuvenated Prannoy storms back to 10-11

Hu. Yun is 11-8 at the break.

Prannoy is fighting back!

He now trails, 8-10

Prannoy trails 7-10

Hu continues to maintain his iron grasp over the game

9-6 is his lead now

Long rallies are the order of the day now.

Hi Yun up 8-5

Hu Yun is still very much in control of this game.

7-4 he leads

2 points for Prannoy.

4-6

Prannoy gets one point back and makes it 2-6

Third game

Hi Yun races ahead to 5-1

And Prannoy takes the second game, 21-17

Game points galore for Prannoy but Hu Yun still not giving up.

He makes it 17-20

He extends it to 19-15

Can he force a decider?

18-14 for Prannoy now

Hu Yun was getting too close for comfort as he made it a one-point deficit.

Prannoy once again halts him and goes up to 15-13

Prannoy manages to stop his comeback and surges to a 13-10 lead

Hu Yun grabs 2 quick points after the break.

Now trails 10-11

And he goes into the interval with an 11-8 lead

Prannoy up 10-7

Hu Yun now trails 6-8

It's a 7-4 advantage for the US Open champion. Can he maintain this lead?

It's 5-3 for the Indian now

Second game

Prannoy opens up a 3-2 lead

Prannoy saved 3 game points but failed to save the fourth one. Hu Yun takes that opportunity and closes out the opener, 21-19

Prannoy saves a couple of game points.

18-20

Game points for Hu Yun at 20-16

It's 19-16 for Hu Yun

Hu Yun grabs two points and leaps to 18-16

Still evenly poised at 16-16

And it's 15-15

They are currently locked at 14-14

Now it's Prannoy's turn to seize the lead.

13-12

Hu Yun has a 12-10 lead after the break

There is another momentum shift and Hu Yun goes up to 11-8 at the break

And his efforts have finally been rewarded.

Prannoy up 9-8

Prannoy fighting back but has still not been able to make it even.

He trails 7-8

Still a 7-5 lead for the local player

It's 6-4 to Hu Yun

Prannoy pulled a couple of points back but Hu Yun manages to inch ahead to 5-3