Thailand Open: Men’s Singles Seeds Stumble
Three men’s singles contenders in the upper half of the draw – top seed Anders Antonsen, fifth seed Prannoy H. S. and sixth seed Loh Kean Yew – all exited the TOYOTA Thailand Open 2024 in the first round today.
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Prannoy’s straight games loss to Meiraba Luwang Maisnam was the biggest shock; his opponent who got through qualification rounds had never won an HSBC BWF World Tour match.
“I approached it like any other duel and (for some reason) I was feeling more confident than usual. I’m excited for the next battle,” Maisnam, who looked unfazed throughout the 21-19 21-18 win despite playing an Olympic-bound countryman for the maiden time, said.
“If I keep training the way I train, I could play way better than this,” added the 21-year-old world No.84.