Seoul, Nov. 4 -- India's HS Prannoy suffered a first-round exit from the Korea Open 2026 badminton tournament after losing to home favourite and Asian Games bronze medallist YooTae-bin at the Jinnam Stadium in Yeosu on Wednesday.
Prannoy, a World Championships bronze medallist and 38th in the badminton rankings, went down 21-23, 15-21 in 47 minutes in the men's singles round of 32 match of the BWF Super 500 tournament, according to olympics.com.
HS Prannoy was India's sole representative in the men's singles badminton main draw after recently crowned Hylo Open champion Lakshya Sen withdrew from the tournament.
The defeat marked Prannoy's third consecutive first-round exit on the BWF World Tour this year following similar results at the H...