Shuttlers Kashyap, Prannoy enter US Open semifinals
Indian shuttlers Parupalli Kashyap and HS Prannoy earned victories on Friday to enter the men's singles semi-finals at the $120,000 US Open Grand Prix Gold badminton in Anaheim. Prannoy will face Vietnamese veteran and 15th seed Tien Minh Nguyen, while Kashyap will play against South Korea's Kwang Hee Heo. 
Parupalli Kashyap and HS Prannoy earned contrasting victories on Friday to enter the men?s singles semi-finals at the $120,000 US Open Grand Prix Gold badminton in Anaheim on Friday.Second seed Prannoy took exactly an hour to move past Japanese eighth seed Kanta Tuneyama 10-21, 21-15, 21-18 in the first meeting between the two.READ?|?US Open Badminton: Parupalli Kashyap, HS Prannoy enter quartersThe World No.23 will next take on Vietnamese veteran and 15th seed Tien Minh Nguyen, who has a 1-0 record against the Indian.When you defeat the #CanadaGP champion and advance into the semifinals of #USAGPG. Kudos, Prannoy! ? pic.twitter.com/1Ogx6WfGeA? PBL India (@PBLIndiaLive) July 22, 2017Kashyap, on the other hand, had a relatively easier win over compatriot and fifth seed Sameer Verma with the reigning Commonwealth Games champion coming out with a 21-13, 21-16 victory in 40 minutes.A former World No.6 and making his comeback to the circuit after a spare of injuries, Kashyap registered his second win over Verma in as many meetings.Update: Parupalli Kashyap defeats Sameer Verma 21-13, 21-16 to enter semifinals of #USAGPG.? BAI Media (@BAI_Media) July 22, 2017READ?|?Parupalli Kashyap stuns top seed Lee Hyun Il in US Open badmintonSome time later, third seeds Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy beat Japanese seventh seeds Hiroki Okamura and Masayuki Onondera 21-18, 22-20 in 43 minutes to enter the men?s doubles semi-finals.However, Attri and Reddy face a tough test next when they take on top seeds Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han of Chinese Taipei.