Prannoy, Sourabh reach quarter-finals at NZ Open

H S Prannoy advanced to the quarter-finals of the New Zealand Open with a straight-game win over Hong Kong's Wei Nan in the men's singles competition of the Grand Prix Gold event here.

Former National champion and seventh seed Sourabh Verma also reached the quarters after emerging victorious in an all-Indian pre-quarterfinal battle against Parupalli Kashyap. The 24-year-old from Dhar prevailed 21-18 13-21 21-16 in a close match.