<p class="title">Indian shuttlers Sameer Verma and RMV Gurusaidutt set up a semifinal clash after staving off spirited challenge from their respective opponents in the men's singles competition of the USD 75,000 BWF Tour Super 100 tournament here Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Top seed Sameer, who had clinched the Swiss Open this year, had to dig deep to outwit compatriot Pratul Joshi 16-21, 26-24, 21-7 in a match that lasted 55 minutes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gurusaidutt, a former Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, recovered from a game down to defeat Malaysia's Lim Chi Wing 13-21, 22-20, 21-11 in a 59-minute quarterfinal match.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Among other Indians in fray, Commonwealth Games silver medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty outclassed India's Tarun Kona and Malaysia's Lim Khim Wah 21-13, 21-10 to sail into the last four.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In men's doubles, fourth seeds Arun George and Sanyam Shukla also entered the final four with a 21-17, 21-15 win over Hong Kong's Chan Tsz Kit and Yeung Shing Choi to set up a semifinal clash with Satwik and Chirag.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The top Indian mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy edged Hong Kong's Yeung Ming Nok and Ng Tsz Yau 22-20, 14-21, 21-17 in a 52-minute match to also progress to the semifinals.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The world no 24 Indian pair will face another Hong Kong combination of Chang Tak Ching and Ng Wing Yung, seeded fifth, on Saturday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, in women's singles, Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli and Rasika Raje bowed out after suffering defeats in the quarterfinals.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While Jia Min of Singapore ended Sri Krishna's run in the tournament with a 21-12, 21-12 win, Raje lost 19-21, 8-21 by Sim Yu Jin of Korea in another quarterfinal clash.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The mixed doubles pairs of S Sunjith and Sruthi KP and Arjun MR and Maneesha K crashed out of the contest.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Second seeded men's doubles pair of Arjun MR and Ramchandran Shlok and women's doubles pair of Pooja D and Sanjana Santosh too failed to cross the quarterfinal hurdle.</p>
<p class="title">Indian shuttlers Sameer Verma and RMV Gurusaidutt set up a semifinal clash after staving off spirited challenge from their respective opponents in the men's singles competition of the USD 75,000 BWF Tour Super 100 tournament here Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Top seed Sameer, who had clinched the Swiss Open this year, had to dig deep to outwit compatriot Pratul Joshi 16-21, 26-24, 21-7 in a match that lasted 55 minutes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gurusaidutt, a former Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, recovered from a game down to defeat Malaysia's Lim Chi Wing 13-21, 22-20, 21-11 in a 59-minute quarterfinal match.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Among other Indians in fray, Commonwealth Games silver medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty outclassed India's Tarun Kona and Malaysia's Lim Khim Wah 21-13, 21-10 to sail into the last four.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In men's doubles, fourth seeds Arun George and Sanyam Shukla also entered the final four with a 21-17, 21-15 win over Hong Kong's Chan Tsz Kit and Yeung Shing Choi to set up a semifinal clash with Satwik and Chirag.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The top Indian mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy edged Hong Kong's Yeung Ming Nok and Ng Tsz Yau 22-20, 14-21, 21-17 in a 52-minute match to also progress to the semifinals.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The world no 24 Indian pair will face another Hong Kong combination of Chang Tak Ching and Ng Wing Yung, seeded fifth, on Saturday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, in women's singles, Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli and Rasika Raje bowed out after suffering defeats in the quarterfinals.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While Jia Min of Singapore ended Sri Krishna's run in the tournament with a 21-12, 21-12 win, Raje lost 19-21, 8-21 by Sim Yu Jin of Korea in another quarterfinal clash.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The mixed doubles pairs of S Sunjith and Sruthi KP and Arjun MR and Maneesha K crashed out of the contest.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Second seeded men's doubles pair of Arjun MR and Ramchandran Shlok and women's doubles pair of Pooja D and Sanjana Santosh too failed to cross the quarterfinal hurdle.</p>