Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and H S Prannoy stormed into the semifinals of the Swiss Open badminton match with straight-game victories of their respective men and women singles occasions right here on Friday.
Whereas Sindhu, seeded second within the match, made quick work of fifth seed Michelle Li of Canada 21-10 21-19 in 36 minutes, Prannoy beat compatriot and former Commonwealth Video games gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap 21-16 21-16 in a quarterfinal match that lasted 43 minutes.
Former world champion Sindhu will meet unseeded Supanida Katethong of Thailand within the semifinals on Saturday.
Prannoy, alternatively, faces the winner of the quarterfinal match between Sameer Verma and third seed Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia, within the semifinals.
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