India’s B. Sai Praneeth sailed into the final with a straight-game victory but Saina Nehwal’s campaign ended in the semifinals of the $1,20,000 Thailand Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament here on Saturday.
Third seed Praneeth scored a comfortable 21-11, 21-15 win over Pannawit Thongnuam of Thailand in the men’s singles last-four clash that lasted 36 minutes.
Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan posted a 21-19, 21-18 victory over Saina in 53 minutes.
Singapore Open champion Praneeth, ranked 24 in the world, will take on fourth-seeded 19-year-old Indonesian Jonatan Christie, who got the better of Joo Ven Soong of Malaysia 21-9, 21-18.
