In-form HS Prannoy continued his sensational run as he outwitted compatriot Lakshya Sen in a pulsating three-game thriller in the Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament here on Wednesday.

After zooming all the way to world number 8 in 2022, Prannoy lived up to his new status of being India’s best ranked men’s singles player with a come-from-behind 22-24, 21-12, 21-18 victory over Sen, ranked 10th, in an edgy opening round contest that went for little over an hour.