HS Prannoy’s match against Brian Yang of Canada in the first round of the Malaysia Open was interrupted after the roof of the playing arena began leaking midway through the fixture.

Prannoy, returning to action after the Olympics, was leading 21-12, 6-3 when rainwater began seeping through the roof, forcing play to stop on Court 3 about 25 minutes into the match.

After a delay of over an hour, play resumed around 4:15 PM, but the match was halted again as the leak persisted.

Yang was leading 11-9 in the second game when officials decided to suspend the match, which will now resume on Wednesday with the score at 21-12, 9-11.

The issue first came to light during a rally in the second game when water was noticed dripping from the roof. The point was not counted, as one of the service judges observed the leak.

Towels were placed on the court to address the leakage. The Indian shuttler had won the first game 21-12 and was leading in the second when play was halted.