India’s HS Prannoy on Thursday entered the quarterfinals of Japan Open badminton tournament after 22-20 21-19 win over Loh Kean Yew of Singapore.
The win by Prannoy assumes significance given that his opponent from Singapore has been a world champion.
Prannoy will now face 4th seed Chou Tien Chen in the quarterfinals.
India’s Kidambi Srikanth will later play Japan’s unseeded Kanta Tsuneyama for a place in the last 8.