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BWF: Prannoy stuns world No. 1 to end campaign

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Bangkok, Dec 9: Already out of reckoning, top Indian shuttler HS Prannoy stunned world number one and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in three games to end his BWF World Tour Finals campaign with a memorable win here on Friday.
The tie was already inconsequential for Prannoy, seeded third in the tournament, as he had lost his earlier two Group A matches but the Indian pulled off a shock 14-21 21-17 21-18 win over the top seed Dane in 51 minutes to at least end his campaign on a high.
This was Prannoy’s second career win over Axelsen, whom he had beaten during the Indonesia Masters last year.
The career head-to-head record is, however, in favour of Axelsen at 5-2.
On Thursday, Prannoy had lost to China’s Lu Guang Zu in his second Group A match to bow out of the semi-final race.
The 30-year-old from Kerala had lost 21-23 21-17 19-21 in a gruelling 84-minute contest.
The top two players in each group will make it to the knockout stage.
Prannoy is the lone Indian competing in the season-ending tournament. (PTI)

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