Korea Open: Prannoy bows out, Anmol and Tanvi keep India's hopes alive

New Delhi, Nov 4 (UNI) India's HS Prannoy crashed out of the Korea Open 2026 after suffering a straight-game defeat to South Korea's Yoo Tae-bin in the men's singles first round at the Jinnam Stadium in Yeosu on Wednesday. The 38th-ranked Indian, a World Championships bronze medallist, went down 21-23, 15-21 in 47 minutes against the home favourite, who won a bronze medal at the Asian Games. Prannoy was India's only representative in the men's singles main draw after Lakshya Sen, fresh from his Hylo Open title, pulled out of the BWF Super 500 tournament. The early exit extended a…