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World No.9 HS Prannoy knocked out of Senior Nationals in second round | Badminton News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: World No. 9 HS Prannoy on Saturday suffered a shock defeat in the second round of the 84th Senior National Badminton Tournament, on a day several seeded players perished.In the day's most sensational result, the top seed Prannoy lost 12-21, 15-21 to Kiran George of Airport Authority of India (AAI). In the women's event, the second seed Tanya Hemant was knocked out by Aakarshi Kashyap at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex.In another men's singles match, second seed Kidambi Srikanth also struggled before getting his act together against Manipur's Maisnam Meiraba, who went down 19-21, 21-18, 17-21 after giving a good fight.Srikanth managed to win a game point in the first game, but Meiraba bounced back in the second. The decider was no different, as both shuttlers were tied 13-...