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Prannoy, Sourabh progress; to face each other in US Open quarterfinals

Prannoy beat Korean Kwang Hee Heo 21-16, 18-21, 21-16 and Sourabh beat Lakshya Sen 21-11, 19-21, 21-12

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H S Prannoy and Sourabh Verma registered hard-fought wins over their respective rivals to set up an all-Indian clash against each other in the men’s singles quarterfinals of the US Open badminton tournament.

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Prannoy, seeded second, fought for exactly an hour to quell the challenge of Korean Kwang Hee Heo 21-16, 18-21, 21-16 in the second round on Thursday night.

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Earlier in the day, Sourabh too had to toil hard to get past young compatriot Lakshya Sen 21-11,19-21, 21-12 in another second-round duel that lasted 53 minutes.

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Their respective wins mean that a slot for an Indian is assured in the last-four round as Prannoy and Sourabh will face off against each other later on Friday.

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