Indian shuttlers continued their good run at the Canada Open with six singles players, including Ajay Jayaram and H S Prannoy, reaching the quarterfinals of the Grand Prix badminton tournament, in Calgary, Canada. Top seed Ajay Jayaram brushed aside Austria's David Obernosterer 21-10, 21-12 to set up a clash with fellow Indian Harsheel Dani, who defeated another India shuttler Pratul Joshi 21-9, 21-18 in a men's singles match.In another pre-quarterfinal match, second seed H S Prannoy eked out a hard-fought 21-18, 18-21, 21-12 win over Canada's BR Sankeerth.Fourth seed B Sai Praneeth, too, reached the quarterfinals after beating Canada's Wenchao Shi 21-19, 21-12.In women's singles, 2015 National Champion Ruthvika Shivani Gadde edged past Austria's Elisabeth Baldauf 24-22, 21-18, while Senior Nationals runners-up, Tanvi Lad saw off USA's Maya Chen 21-14, 21-15.
News On AIR | July 1, 2016 8:08 PM
Canada Open: Ajay Jayaram, HS Prannoy among Indians in quarters