Sports News | HS Prannoy Enters Japan Open Quarterfinals

Osaka, Sep 1 (PTI) Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy continued his rampaging run with a superb straight-game win over former world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore to breeze into the quarterfinals of the Japan Open Super 750 tournament here on Thursday.

A former world number 8, Prannoy, who had reached the quarterfinals of the world championships last week, saw off eighth seeded Yew 22-20 21-19 in a 44-minute second round men's singles match.

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This was Prannoy's third win over the Singaporean in four meetings.

The 30-year-old Indian will next face Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen in the last eight stage.

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Prannoy has beaten Chen in their last two meetings.

Kidambi Srikanth will take on local favourite Kanta Tsuneyama later in the day.

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