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Srikanth, Prannoy through; Sameer ousted

Kidambi Srikanth entered the quarterfinals of the Japan Open badminton tournament with a facile 21-12, 21-11 win over Hong

By Unnikrishnan
Kidambi Srikanth

Bengaluru, September 21: India's Kidambi Srikanth entered the quarterfinals of the Japan Open badminton tournament with a facile 21-12, 21-11 win over Hong Kong's Hu Yun.

However, it was curtains for Sameer Verma who lost 21-10, 17-21, 15-21 to Shi Yuqi of Japan.

HS Prannoy too has reached the last eight with a comprehensive 21-16, 23-21 win over Hsu Jen Hao to enter quarterfinals.

In a repeat, PV Sindhu will face off with friend and nemesis Nozomi Okuhara shortly while Saina Nehwal awaits world number one Carolina Marin of Spain in another clash.

Story first published: Thursday, September 21, 2017, 12:30 [IST]
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