Indian shuttler Sai Praneeth on Friday defeated world number four Jonatan Christie 24-22, 21-14 in a quarterfinal match of the BWF World Championships.
A Swiss Open runner-up and Singapore Open 2017 winner, Praneeth secured a semi-final berth by beating the Indonesian player in two straight games.
The first match was a hard-fought encounter which Praneeth, the world number 19, managed to seal 24-22.In the second game which lasted 51 minutes, the 27-year-old Indian outclassed his opponent to score a 21-14 win.
He will play the semifinal match tomorrow.
Earlier today, Indian shuttler P. V Sindhu knocked out 25-year-old Tai Tzu Ying in the quarterfinals of the BWF World Badminton Championships 2019 on Friday in Switzerland.
This was a massive upset for the current world number two from Chinese Taipei.
After a rough start to the match, P. V Sindhu brought it back on the day to 12-21, 23-21, 21-19 and secured her spot in the Semis of World Championships.
