<p>Ahmedabad Smash Masters secured a semifinal berth in the Premier Badminton League (PBL) with a crushing 5-0 win over Mumbai Rockets here at the Nehru Indoor Stadium on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Sourabh Verma outclassed his brother Sameer 15-14, 15-11 in the trump match to ensure Smash Masters' progress.</p>.<p>It was a thoroughly dominant performance from the Ahmedabad team, making its debut in the league with World No.1 Tai Tzu Ying underlining her class and H S Prannoy registering an upset 15-12, 15-12 win over World No 5 Son Wan Ho. Tzu Ying dismantled Beiwen Zhang 15-9, 15-12 in quick time to put Smash Masters 3-0.</p>.<p> Prannoy erased an early deficit against Wan Ho in the first game and won a close battle.</p>.<p>Lee Yong Dae and Tan Boon Heong salvaged the sole win for the Rockets with a 15-10, 15-12 defeat of K Nandagopal and Lee Reginald in the final match.</p>.<p>Ahmedabad's mixed doubles pair of Law Cheuk Him and Kamilla Rytter Juhl began the proceedings in earnest by defeating the Mumbai duo of Lee Yong Dae/Gabriela Stoeva 15- 11, 15-7.</p>
<p>Ahmedabad Smash Masters secured a semifinal berth in the Premier Badminton League (PBL) with a crushing 5-0 win over Mumbai Rockets here at the Nehru Indoor Stadium on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Sourabh Verma outclassed his brother Sameer 15-14, 15-11 in the trump match to ensure Smash Masters' progress.</p>.<p>It was a thoroughly dominant performance from the Ahmedabad team, making its debut in the league with World No.1 Tai Tzu Ying underlining her class and H S Prannoy registering an upset 15-12, 15-12 win over World No 5 Son Wan Ho. Tzu Ying dismantled Beiwen Zhang 15-9, 15-12 in quick time to put Smash Masters 3-0.</p>.<p> Prannoy erased an early deficit against Wan Ho in the first game and won a close battle.</p>.<p>Lee Yong Dae and Tan Boon Heong salvaged the sole win for the Rockets with a 15-10, 15-12 defeat of K Nandagopal and Lee Reginald in the final match.</p>.<p>Ahmedabad's mixed doubles pair of Law Cheuk Him and Kamilla Rytter Juhl began the proceedings in earnest by defeating the Mumbai duo of Lee Yong Dae/Gabriela Stoeva 15- 11, 15-7.</p>