<p>India&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/hs-prannoy-working-on-his-pace-23365369" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>HS Prannoy</strong></a> bowed out of the All <a href="https://mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/odi-is-worst-format-it-has-died-due-to-terrible-rules-moeen-ali-23496092" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>England</strong></a> Championships on Tuesday, suffering a straight-game defeat to France&rsquo;s Toma Junior Popov in the men&rsquo;s singles opening round.</p>
<p>On a comeback trail, Prannoy, a bronze medallist at the 2023 World Championships and Asian Games, fought for 53 minutes before going down 19-21, 16-21 to Popov, who is currently ranked 17th in the world.</p>
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<p>The 32-year-old, ranked 29th, had his chances in the opening game, leading 6-1 and 15-12, but faltered in the face of the relentless pressure of Popov, who turned the game around from 16-18 to 19-18 before taking the lead.</p>
<p>Popov thereafter grew in confidence after the change of ends. he quickly &nbsp;moved &nbsp;from 5-3 to 13-9. Prannoy fought back to level at 13-13, but Popov surged ahead as the Indian crumbled.</p>
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On a comeback trail, Prannoy, a bronze medallist at the 2023 World Championships and Asian Games, fought for 53 minutes before going down 19-21, 16-21 to Popov

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On a comeback trail, Prannoy, a bronze medallist at the 2023 World Championships and Asian Games, fought for 53 minutes before going down 19-21, 16-21 to Popov, who is currently ranked 17th in the world

HS Prannoy out of All England C’ships in Rd 1

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