Jakarta, June 22: India's HS Prannoy will take on NG Ka Long Angus of Hong Kong in the Taipei Open 2023 men's singles quarter-final at the Tian-mu Arena, University of Taipei in Taipei, Taiwan on Friday (June 23).
Prannoy progressed to the quarter-final after straight games win against unseeded Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia in the second round on Thursday (June 22). The Indian shuttler eased past the Indonesian by a scoreline of 21-9, 21-17 in the round of 16 match that lasted for 36 minutes.

In the opening round, the Malaysia Masters champion and third-seeded Prannoy breezed past Chinese Taipei's Lin Yu Hsien with a straight games win by a scoreline of 21-11, 21-10.
Angus, on the other hand, eased past Malaysia's Cheam Jun Wei in the other second round match to reach quarter-final. The fifth seeded Hong Kong shuttler defeated the Malaysian opponent 21-14, 21-13 in the round of 16 match that lasted for 34 minutes.
Earlier in the first round, the German Open champion defeated Prannoy's compatriot Meiraba Luwang Maisnam via straight games in a closely contested match that ended 21-18, 21-17 in favour of the shuttler from Hong Kong.
Now, Prannoy will face an opponent he has met eleven times so far in the form of NG Ka Long Angus. The Indian holds a slender 6-5 advantage in the head-to-head battles. Prannoy has also beaten Angus in 4 of the recent 5 meetings.
| Tournament | Year | Round | Winner | Score |
| Indonesia Open | 2023 | Round of 16 | Prannoy | 21-18, 21-16 |
| Japan Open | 2022 | Round of 32 | Prannoy | 11-10 retired |
| Malaysia Masters | 2022 | Semi-Final | Angus | 17-21, 21-9, 21-17 |
| Indonesia Open | 2022 | Round of 16 | Prannoy | 21-11, 21-18 |
| German Open | 2022 | Round of 32 | Prannoy | 21-14, 21-19 |
| BWF World Championships | 2021 | Round of 64 | Prannoy | 13-21, 21-18, 21-19 |
| China Open | 2018 | Round of 32 | Angus | 21-16, 21-12 |
| Korea Open | 2017 | Round of 32 | Angus | 21-17, 21-23, 21-14 |
| Badminton Asia Championships | 2017 | Round of 32 | Angus | 21-16, 13-21, 21-19 |
| China Open | 2016 | Round of 32 | Prannoy | 21-13, 21-13 |
| French Open | 2015 | Round of 16 | Angus | 21-15, 21-10 |
Ahead of the men's singles last four clash, we take a look at the timing and live streaming information for HS Prannoy vs NG Ka Long Angus Taipei Open 2023 Quarter-Final:
The men's singles quarter-final match of Prannoy is fifth in the order of play on court 2 and is expected to start after one of the men's doubles quarter-finals match between Malaysia's top seeds Ong Yew Sin & Teo Ee Yi and Chinese Taipei's Fang-Chih Lee & Fang-Jen Lee.
The first match of quarter-final day starts at 2 PM Local Time (11:30 AM IST) on Friday (June 23), while Prannoy's match against Angus may start after 2:40 PM IST (approximately).
Unfortunately, Sports 18-1 channels will telecast the event only from the semifinal round. However, badminton fans in India will need to tune into BWF's official YouTube Channel - BWF TV to live stream the quarter-final action. Prannoy's match is on court 2.