World championships bronze medallist men's pair Chirag Shetty & Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, and India's top-ranked shuttler HS Prannoy stormed into the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament here on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Playing on Court 3 at the Axiata Arena, World no 5 Satwik and Chirag outplayed their Indonesian counterparts Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana 21-19, 22-20 to strengthen their head-to-head record 3-0.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chirag-Satwik will next face the winner of the match between world-champion Malaysian pair Aaron Chia & Soh Wooi Yik and Liu Yu Chen\/Ou Xuan Yi of China for a spot in the semifinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier on Thursday, World No 8 Prannoy registered a 21-9, 15-21, 21-16 victory over 19th-ranked Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo in a men's singles match that lasted for one hour and leveled up the head-to-head record 1-1 with the Indonesian. He will square off with Japan's Kodai Naraoka for a place in the last last-four.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Playing on Court 1 of the Axiata Arena, World No 8 Prannoy registered a 21-9, 15-21, 21-16 victory over 19th-ranked Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo in over one hour of play and leveled up the head-to-head record with the Indonesian.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Prannoy showcased clear dominance in the first game as he wrapped it up with a 21-9 scoreline. Wardoyo, however, staged a comeback in the second game as the Indian could not cope with the Indonesian's shots and the match went into the decider.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the deciding game, both the players were engaged in a close fight before Prannoy opened up a five-point lead before the change of ends and quickly went on to seal the win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India's challenge in the women's singles ended with Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand's 13-21, 21-15, 17-21 loss to Bulgarian sisters Gabriela Stoeva and Stefani Stoeva.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the deciding game, both the players were engaged in a close fight before Prannoy opened up a five-point lead before the change of ends and quickly went on to seal the win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n