<p>Young Indian shuttler Sai Praneeth B and men’s doubles pair of Tarun Kona and Arun Vishnu advanced to the semifinals of the Vietnam International Challenge at Hanoi on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Fourth seed Sai Praneeth notched up a 21-15, 21-15 victory over Thammasin Sitthikom of Thailand in a men’s singles match that lasted for 40 minutes. The Indian will next take on top seed Zi Liang Derek Wong on Saturday.<br /><br />The 19-year-old from Hyderabad had defeated Chinese Taipei’s Han Chou Chu 21-15, 21-18 in the quarterfinal match last night.<br /><br />Seventh-seeded Indians Tarun Kona and Arun Vishnu beat Chinese Taipei’s Chu-En Huang and Chia Yu Lin 21-17, 21-19 in a 32-minute match in the men’s doubles competition.<br /><br />The duo will take on Indonesian pair of Ricky Karanda Suwardi and Muhamad Ulinuha on Saturday.<br /><br />Among other Indians in fray, fifth seeds Pranav Chopra and Akshay Dewalkar suffered a 14-21, 21-13, 18-21 loss to second seeds Gideon Markus Fernaldi and Agripinna Prima Rahmanto Putra. Aparna Balan and Siki Reddy N lost to Malaysian pair of Amelia Alicia Anscelly and Fie Cho Soong 21-19, 14-21, 17-21 in 50 minutes.</p>
<p>Young Indian shuttler Sai Praneeth B and men’s doubles pair of Tarun Kona and Arun Vishnu advanced to the semifinals of the Vietnam International Challenge at Hanoi on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Fourth seed Sai Praneeth notched up a 21-15, 21-15 victory over Thammasin Sitthikom of Thailand in a men’s singles match that lasted for 40 minutes. The Indian will next take on top seed Zi Liang Derek Wong on Saturday.<br /><br />The 19-year-old from Hyderabad had defeated Chinese Taipei’s Han Chou Chu 21-15, 21-18 in the quarterfinal match last night.<br /><br />Seventh-seeded Indians Tarun Kona and Arun Vishnu beat Chinese Taipei’s Chu-En Huang and Chia Yu Lin 21-17, 21-19 in a 32-minute match in the men’s doubles competition.<br /><br />The duo will take on Indonesian pair of Ricky Karanda Suwardi and Muhamad Ulinuha on Saturday.<br /><br />Among other Indians in fray, fifth seeds Pranav Chopra and Akshay Dewalkar suffered a 14-21, 21-13, 18-21 loss to second seeds Gideon Markus Fernaldi and Agripinna Prima Rahmanto Putra. Aparna Balan and Siki Reddy N lost to Malaysian pair of Amelia Alicia Anscelly and Fie Cho Soong 21-19, 14-21, 17-21 in 50 minutes.</p>