Indian shuttler Sai Praneeth entered the semi-finals of the ongoing Japan Open as he defeated Indonesia’s Tommy Sugiarto 21-12, 21-15 in the quarter-final match on Friday.
In an all Indian affair, HS Prannoy stunned Kidambi Srikanth, as he defeated him 13-21, 21-11, 22-20 in the first round of Japan Open on Wednesday.
After the Indonesia Open, Indian shuttlers are gearing up to take part in the Japan Open scheduled to start from July 23.
Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth crashed out of the ongoing Japan Open after being defeated by Lee Dong Keun of South Korea in the quarter-final of the men’s singles event here on Friday.
PV Sindhu started her campaign on a winning note at the ongoing Japan Open as she edged past Sayaka Takahashi of Japan in the first round of the women’ singles event here on Tuesday.
Srikanth defeated Houwei 21-15, 12-21, 21-11 in a match that lasted for 66 minutes to progress through to the next round.