Syed Modi International: PV Sindhu via to semi-final, HS Prannoy knocked out

Syed Modi International: PV Sindhu obtained the higher of Thai sixth seed Supanida Katethong, who had defeated the two-time Olympic medallist within the semi-finals of the Indian Open, in three video games whereas HS Prannoy was shocked by world No.16 Arnaud Merkle. Sindhu avenged her loss to Katethong within the India Open. (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSSindhu had misplaced in three video games to Katethong within the India OpenPrannoy misplaced in straight video games to Frenchman MerkleMithun Manjunath reached the boys’s singles semis as wellTop seed PV Sindhu reached the semi-finals of the Syed Modi International on Friday after beating Thailand’s Supanida Katethong in three video games in Lucknow. The Thai sixth seed, who defeated Sindhu within the semi-finals of the India Open final week, pushed the two-time Olympic medallist once more however the latter got here out on high this time with a 11-21, 21-12, 21-17.

However, HS Prannoy, seeded fifth within the males’s singles draw, fell to a straight-game defeat to France’s Arnaud Merkle. Prannoy misplaced the match 19-21, 16-21 in only a minute below an hour.Sindhu will now face Russian fifth seed Evgeniya Kosetskaya, who beat Czech Republic’s Tereza Svabikova 21-8, 21-14.Sindhu had reached the quarter-finals after beating Laura Lam of the United States in straight video games. The high seed wanted solely 33 minutes to outclass Lam 21-16, 21-13.In different outcomes, Malvika Bansod, who had shocked Saina Nehwal within the India Open, beat compatriot Aakarshi Kashyap 21-11, 21-11 and can now face one other Indian Anupama Upadhyaya within the semi-final. Anupama additionally beat a compatriot in Samiya Farooqui in a hard-fought match that led to a 24-22, 23-21 win for the previous.Click right here for IndiaRight now.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.