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  • OnJune 2, 2017
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Sai Praneeth advances to Thailand Grand Prix semifinals

Indian shuttler B Sai Praneeth sailed into the semifinals of the of the $120000 Thailand Grand Prix Gold after registering a straight-game win over local player Kantaphon Wangcharoen on Friday.

he 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-year- old 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 on Thursday.
Shyjil KK: