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HS Prannoy stuns World Champion Chen Long to enter Indonesia Open semis

H.S. Prannoy ousted reigning world and Olympic champion Chen Long of China to enter the semi-finals of the Indonesia Open Superseries Premier.

By IANS English

Jakarta, June 16: Indian shuttler H.S. Prannoy ousted reigning world and Olympic champion Chen Long of China to enter the semi-finals of the Indonesia Open Superseries Premier here on Friday (June 16).

One day after knocking out multiple world and Olympic medallist Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, the unseeded Prannoy stunned Long 21-18, 16-21, 21-19 in a match lasting an hour and 15 minutes.

HS Prannoy stuns World Champion Chen Long to enter Indonesia Open semis


Prannoy joined compatriot Kidambi Srikanth in the semi-finals as the latter got the better of Chinese Taipei's Tzu Wei Wang 21-15, 21-14 in 37 minutes.

IANS
Story first published: Tuesday, August 8, 2017, 10:12 [IST]
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