Christie makes surprise Thailand Open exit
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Indonesia’s seventh seed Jonatan Christie was knocked out of the Thailand Open in a mesmerizing high-intensity upset against India’s HS Prannoy, who hung on despite a late shoulder injury.
Christie started out strong in the three-game marathon against the world No. 28, claiming the first game 21-18 before Prannoy fired back in the second 21-16. Both players showed flashes of brilliance and sloppiness in the topsy-turvy decider. Christie gave away two match points, and right at the tail end Prannoy dislocated his left shoulder and needed medical attention, but within minutes he marched back on court to win it 23-21 after 75 minutes. Second seed Chou Tien-chen’s match against Thailand’s Suppanyu Avihingsanon, who is ranked 45 in the world, was a walk in the park in comparison. The Chinese Taipei shuttler wrapped it up in 36 minutes 21-16, 21-4. In the women’s singles, last week’s winner Carolina Marin came up against 37th-ranked Qi Xuefei from France in what was a repeat of last week’s first round and the Spanish sixth seed won 21-9, 21-18. Thailand is hosting three consecutive badminton tournaments in Bangkok culminating in the World Tour Finals from January 27.
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