HS Prannoy, Malvika Bansod reach Malaysia Open pre-quarters

NEW DELHI: Shuttlers HS Prannoy and Malvika Bansod on Wednesday progressed to the pre-quarterfinals of Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur after winning their respective opening singles matches.

Indian doubles pairs also found success with Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila, along with Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath, advancing to the mixed doubles pre-quarters.

Prannoy overcame a match delay due to a leaking roof to defeat Brian Yang 21-12, 17-21, 21-15.

The match had been suspended on Tuesday with Yang leading 11-9 in the second game due to persistent water leakage.

Prannoy regained his composure after losing the second game. He secured the deciding game to win the match in one hour and 29 minutes.

He will next face seventh-seeded Shi Feng Li of China, who defeated Priyanshu Rajawat 21-11, 21-16.

Malvika defeated local favorite Goh Jin Wei 21-15, 21-16 in a contest that lasted 45 minutes.

Kapila and Crasto defeated South Korea's Sung Hyun Ko and Hye Won Eom 21-13, 21-14. The Indian duo will next face the seventh-seeded Chinese pair of Xing Cheng and Chi Zhang.

Sathish and Aadya defeated fellow Indians Ashith Surya and Amrutha Pramuthesh. The score was 21-13, 21-15. They will now face the fourth-seeded Malaysian pair of Soon Huat Goh and Shevon Jemie Lai in the pre-quarterfinals.