New Delhi, Mar 28 (UNI) Third seed Kidambi Srikkanth, B Sai Praneeth, Parupalli Kashyap and HS Prannoy advanced to the quarterfinals of Yonex-Sunrise India Open Badminton Tournament on Thursday.
Former champion Srikanth defeated Lu Guangzu 21-11, 21-16 in 34 minutes. Srikanth will face Praneeth in the last eight. Praneeth defeated Sameer Verma 18-21, 21-16, 21-15 in a tough fight.
20th ranked, Praneeth, with his victory, has got 3-3 record against 15th ranked Sameer. After losing the first game, Praneeth won the next two games and finished the match in one hour and 11 minutes.