HS Prannoy beating Indonesia's Jonatan Christie,currently ranked fifth in world,at Singapore Open 2026 is not small thing ah .
Match happened on May 27 at Singapore Indoor Stadium and it went on for 61 minutes . Prannoy actually lost first game badly,10-21,but somehow pulled himself back and won 10-21,21-12,and 21-18 . That kind of turnaround takes serious mental strength .
And this win feels even bigger because Christie had won seven out of their ten encounters earlier . So this was not like Prannoy was facing someone he usually dominates . He was up against player who had history on his side .
Second game was where whole mood changed . From 2-all tie,Prannoy suddenly took control and closed it 21-12 quite comfortably . After first game collapse,many players would just fade away,but he looked sharper there .
Few things standing out from Singapore Open 2026 rn:
- HS Prannoy beat Jonatan Christie 10-21,21-12,and 21-18 after trailing in match .
- Lakshya Sen defeated China's Lu Guang Zu 21-17,21-15.
- Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto won mixed doubles match 21-14,20-22,21-13 .
But deciding game was proper tension . Christie took lead first and Prannoy was trailing 16-18 . At that point,it looked like match may slip away . Then suddenly five consecutive points came from Prannoy and he sealed place in next round . That is clutch only .
Now Prannoy will face Singapore's Loh Kean Yew,who recently defeated India's Kidambi Srikanth . And that is again tricky because home crowd factor,fast conditions,and Loh Kean Yew's speed can make things uncomfortable.
Lakshya Sen also had good day,beating Lu Guang Zu in straight games and entering pre-quarterfinals . His next challenge is Kunlavut Vitidsarn,who had earlier defeated him at Thailand Open 2026,so that match already has little extra weight around it .
Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto also showed good fight in mixed doubles . Winning 21-14,20-22,21-13 after losing tight second game says they did not mentally drop after setback.
But not everything went India's way . Malvika Bansod lost in women's singles against Lin Hsiang Ti,while women’s doubles team of Rutaparna Panda and Swetaparna Panda also fell short in their matches . Earlier,PV Sindhu and men’s doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty had started positively with wins and moved ahead.
So yes,India had some strong moments and some disappointing ones too . Prannoy's comeback is definitely big talking point,but next match against Loh Kean Yew feels like real test waiting quietly…
