While India's crack doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty fought hard to advance to the final, it was curtains for HS Prannoy in the men's singles semifinals of the Indonesia Open World Tour Super 1000 badminton event in Jakarta on Saturday. (More Badminton News)
Prannoy failed to rise to the occasion against top seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, going down 15-21 15-21 in straight games.
Prannoy played the catch up game from the onset and was never really in for a fight. He showed sparks of brilliance in between, riding on his cross court smashes but Axelsen's drop shots and court coverage was good enough to help him take a decisive lead in both games.
The script unfolded in the same manner in the both games as Axelsen continued to maintain his upper-hand and pocket the game and match in identical manner.
It was Prannoy's sixth loss against the Dane in the international circuit as against two wins.
The BWF World Tour is divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, four Super 1000, six Super 750, seven Super 500, and 11 Super 300 in order. One other category of tournament, the BWF Tour Super 100 level, also offers ranking points.
Each of these tournaments offers different ranking points and prize money. The highest points and prize pool is offered at the Super 1000 level.
