“It was an extremely tough match today. But I was confident of doing well. I guess it is because of better fitness that I could play till the end,” Prannoy said.World No.25 Prannoy, who made his way through the qualifiers, had never defeated the Chinese in their earlier three meetings but it proved to be a different day. The Indian showed better control in windy conditions to emerge victorious and enter his maiden semifinal of a super series event. Prannoy will take on Japan’s Kazumasa Sakai, while Srikanth will face Korean second seed Son Wan Ho next.

Source: Economic Times June 16, 2017 20:15 UTC