India’s RMV Gurusaidutt and Sourabh Verma advanced to the quarterfinals of the men’s singles competition in the USD 120,000 Malaysian Grand Prix Gold at Pasir Gudang here.
However, Sai Praneeth B and seventh seed H S Prannoy bowed out of the tournament after losing their respective pre-quarterfinals matches at the Stadium Pasir Gudang.
In the women’s singles, P C Thulasi progressed to last-8 as she got the better off compatriot Tanvi Lad 21-21 7-21 21-18 to set up a clash against Adrianti Firdasari of Indonesia tomorrow. Sixth seed Gurusaidutt overcame a tough first-round fight to breeze past Indonesia’s Wisnu Yuli Prasetyo 23-21 21-9 in a 36-minute duel.
Eighth seed Sourabh, who has clinched three titles -- TATA Open, Austrian International Challenge and Iran Fajr International Challenge recently -- had to battle it out against Kazumasa Sakai of Japan to post a 21-15 17-21 21-19 win.
Sai Praneeth B, who prevailed over Malaysia’s Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub earlier in the day, went down against Thailand’s Thammasin Sitthikom 21-17 21-14. Prannoy HS, seeded seventh, toiled hard before losing to Nan Wei of Hong Kong 21-9 17-21 21-18. In men’s doubles, Alwin Francis and Arun Vishnu reached the quarterfinals after overcoming Thai pair.
However, Sai Praneeth B and seventh seed H S Prannoy bowed out of the tournament after losing their respective pre-quarterfinals matches at the Stadium Pasir Gudang.
In the women’s singles, P C Thulasi progressed to last-8 as she got the better off compatriot Tanvi Lad 21-21 7-21 21-18 to set up a clash against Adrianti Firdasari of Indonesia tomorrow. Sixth seed Gurusaidutt overcame a tough first-round fight to breeze past Indonesia’s Wisnu Yuli Prasetyo 23-21 21-9 in a 36-minute duel.
Eighth seed Sourabh, who has clinched three titles -- TATA Open, Austrian International Challenge and Iran Fajr International Challenge recently -- had to battle it out against Kazumasa Sakai of Japan to post a 21-15 17-21 21-19 win.
Sai Praneeth B, who prevailed over Malaysia’s Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub earlier in the day, went down against Thailand’s Thammasin Sitthikom 21-17 21-14. Prannoy HS, seeded seventh, toiled hard before losing to Nan Wei of Hong Kong 21-9 17-21 21-18. In men’s doubles, Alwin Francis and Arun Vishnu reached the quarterfinals after overcoming Thai pair.