Indian shuttler B Sai Praneet (File | PTI)
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Sai Praneeth advances to Thailand Grand Prix Gold semis
The third seeded Praneeth comfortably defeated the Thai 21-16 21-17 in the men's singles section at the Nimibutr Stadium.
BANGKOK: Indian shuttler B Sai Praneeth sailed into the semi-finals of the of the USD 120000 Thailand Grand Prix Gold after registering a straight-game win over local player Kantaphon Wangcharoen here today.
The third seeded Praneeth comfortably defeated the Thai 21-16 21-17 in the men's singles section at the Nimibutr Stadium.
The world number 24 took 50 minutes to complete the task against his opponent, ranked 102 in the world.
In their only meeting before today's match, the 24-yearold Praneeth had beaten Wangcharoen 18-21 21-14 21-15 at the Indonesian Masters last year.
The Singapore Open champion had beaten Iskandar Zulkarnain of Malaysia in straight games in the quarterfinals yesterday.