India's HS Prannoy was eliminated from the Taipei Open 2026 after losing in the second round. At the same time, Unnati Hooda, Tanvi Sharma, Devika Sihag and Kiran George have confirmed their place in the quarter finals. Prannoy's poor performance continues this year.
Prannoy lost 21-9, 21-19 against Jason Gunawan of Hong Kong, China in a match that lasted 39 minutes. World number 38 Prannoy struggled in the first game and despite improving in the second game, could not take the match to the third game. With this defeat, Prannoy's poor performance in the 2026 BWF World Tour campaign continues, as he has not been able to get beyond the second round in any tournament this year.
Prannoy's bad form continues
Gunawan, who had defeated India's Mithun Manjunath in the first round, has now ousted two Indian players in two consecutive rounds. It is noteworthy that HS Prannoy also had to face defeat in the first round in the China Open 2026 held in Changzhou, China earlier this month. At the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Prannoy lost to world No. 27 Leong Jun Hao of Malaysia 21-10, 21-14 in the men's singles opening round.
Four Indians including Unnati Hooda in quarter finals
Meanwhile, Unnati Hooda led positive results for India at the Taipei Open as she defeated compatriot Tanya Hemant 21-19, 21-12 to reach the quarter-finals of the women's singles. Tanvi Sharma continued her good form with a 21-17, 22-20 win over Indonesia's Thalita Wiryawan, while eighth seed Devika Sihag defeated Indonesia's Ni Kadek Dhinda Pratiwi 21-16, 21-15 to reach the last eight. Devika and Unnati will now face each other in the quarter finals.
In men's singles, Kiran George kept India's hopes alive by defeating Tharun Mannepalli 21-15, 21-16 in an all-Indian encounter. However, Anmol Trhab missed out by a narrow margin, losing to home favorite and second seed Lin Hsiang-ti 21-10, 22-20. India's doubles campaign at the Taipei Open had ended on Wednesday itself when Bhargav Ram Arigella and Vishwa Tej Gobburu suffered opening round defeats. (ANI)
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