
Basel, August 20: India’s world no. 30 HS Prannoy battled past six-time world champion and world No. 17 Lin Dan of China to enter to the pre-quarterfinals of the World Badminton Championships in Basel on Tuesday.
Prannoy beat Lin Dan 21-11, 13-21, 21-7 in an hour and two minutes and will face either world No.1 Kento Momota or Spain’s Luís Enrique Peñalver.