India's H. S. Prannoy continued his spectacular run as he sailed into the semi-finals of the Indonesia Open Tremendous 1000 badminton event with a straight-game win over world No. 13 Rasmus Gemke of Denmark right here on Friday.
A bit over a month after his heroic win over Gemke within the decisive fifth rubber towards Denmark which ensured India's entry into the Thomas Cup remaining, Prannoy produced yet one more finely-crafted efficiency to outwit the Danish shuttler 21-14, 21-12 in a 40-minute quarterfinal conflict.
It's the second semifinal look for World No. 23 Prannoy on the Indonesia occasion.
He had reached the final 4 within the 2017 version throughout which he had surprised former Olympic gold medallist Chen Lengthy and Malaysian nice Lee Chong Wei on method to the semifinals.
Prannoy, who had reached the Swiss Open Tremendous 300 remaining in March, will subsequent face China's Zhao Jun Peng.
Coming into the match with a 2-2 head-to-head rely, Prannoy did not put a foot incorrect as he performed some angled cross court docket pictures and reverse slices to good impact to maintain a agency grip on the match.
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The match noticed quick rallies with Gemke bothered by a knee subject. Prannoy waited for his opponent to make errors and unleashed his attacking returns each time there was a chance.
The outcome was Prannoy galloped to a 5-0 lead earlier than coming into the break with a 11-7 cushion. He saved issues below test to led the primary sport all all through.
In the long run, a service fault handed the Indian six sport level alternative and he sealed it with a smash on his rival's forehand nook.
The primary half of the second sport was a roller-coaster trip as Gemke produced an outstanding fightback. He began shifting effectively and clawed again at 6-6 with a smash after lagging 3-6 initially.
Prannoy saved the stress on his opponent however Gemke once more drew parity at 9-9 with a immediate web shot however the Indian ensured a two-point cushion on the interval.
Prannoy continued to dominate the rallies after the break as his exact returns on his rival's forehand and backhand earned him factors. An analogous shot took the Indian to eight match factors and he transformed it with Gemke's return hitting the web
