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Patna : World No 26 H S Prannoy, 27, and World No 33 Sameer Verma, both India, tumbled out of Perodua Malaysia Masters, an HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500 event, at Kualalumpur, Malaysia, on January 9, 2020, losing their respective 2nd round matches.
World No 1 and two-time World Champion Kento Momota, 25, Japan, beat World No 26 H S Prannoy 21-14, 21-16 in 45 minutes in second round at Axiata Area, Kualaumpur, to enter the QFs of the event. Momota won 42 rallies in the match to 30 by Prannoy. He won 5 consecutive points in the match to 6 by Prannoy. Momota now leads Prannoy 7-0 Head to Head.
World No 14 Lee Zii Jia, 21, Malaysia, beat World No 33 Sameer Verma 21-19, 22-20 in 52 minutes in second round to enter the QFs of the tournament. Lee won 43 rallies in the match to 39 by Sameer, 25. Both the players won 4 consecutive points each in the match. lee now leads Sameer 3-1 Head to Head.