This was Prannoy's second career win over Axelsen, whom he had beaten during the Indonesia Masters last year.

This was Prannoy's second career win over Axelsen, whom he had beaten during the Indonesia Masters last year.

This was Prannoy's second career win over Axelsen, whom he had beaten during the Indonesia Masters last year.

Bangkok: Already out of reckoning, top Indian shuttler H S Prannoy stunned world No. 1 and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in three games to end his BWF World Tour Finals campaign on a high here on Friday.

Prannoy, seeded third in the tournament, he had lost his earlier two Group A matches, but the Indian pulled off a shock 14-21, 21-17, 21-18 win over the top seed Dane in 51 minutes.

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This was Prannoy's second career win over Axelsen, whom he had beaten during the Indonesia Masters last year. The career head-to-head record is, however, in favour of Axelsen at 5-2.

On Thursday, Prannoy had lost to China's Lu Guang Zu in his second Group A match to bow out of the semifinal race. The 30-year-old from Kerala had lost 21-23, 21-17, 19-21 in a gruelling 84-minute contest.

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The top two players in each group will make it to the knockout stage.

Prannoy was the lone Indian competing in the season-ending tournament.