Japan Open badminton: HS Prannoy enters quarter-finals with straight-game win over former world champion Loh Kean Yew
The 30-year-old Indian will next face Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen, who won the bronze medal at the world championships last week, in the quarterfinal stage. Prannoy, currently ranked world number 18, has beaten Chen in their last two meetings, but overall, he is 3-4 behind.