BWF World Championships 2019: Sai Praneeth knocked out by Kento Momota in semi-final

Indian shuttler Sai Praneeth got knocked out by World number 1 Kento Momota 13-21, 8-21 in the Semi-final of the BWF World Championships on Saturday in Basel.

The 27-year-old also became first-ever Indian shuttler to win a medal in the Men's Singles event at World Championships since 1983. Prakash Padukone being the first-ever to win a bronze at the World Championships single's event.

Praneeth’s aggressive and attacking game plan failed against the defence of Momota in 41 minutes.

Earlier in the day, Shuttler PV Sindhu knocked out Chen Yu Fei from China 21-7, 21-14 to claim her spot in the final of the BWF World Championships. 

The 24-year-old absolutely took off and won it in straight games, inside 39 minutes.

Sindhu dominated the first game against her Chinese opponent as Fei lost the first game 21-7.

She kept building on her momentum in the second game and kept playing in an aggressive manner. Her tactics paid off as he claimed her spot in the final of World Championships.