Prannoy advances to Taipei Open quarterfinals

Prannoy advances to Taipei Open quarterfinals

Taipei, Jun 22 (PTI) Ace Indian shuttler HS Prannoy waltzed into the quarterfinal of the Taipei Open after recording a comfortable straight-game win over Indonesia's Tommy Sugiarto here on Thursday.

Prannoy, the country's top-ranked men's singles player, took 36 minutes to dispatch former world championship bronze medallist Sugiarto 21-9 21-17 in the BWF World Tour Super 300 tournament.

The world number nine will play Hong Kong's fifth seed Angus Ng Ka Long in the last eight stage.