Lucknow: Prannoy HS India fell from the Tournament Syed Modi International Super 300 with a direct defeat to Arnaud Merkle from France in the Singles quarter-finals on Friday.
Indian fifth seed, former top 10 player, lost 19-21 16-21 to his French opponents in a 59-minute quarter-final match.
Mithun Manjunath, however, advanced to the semifinals after defeating Sergey Sirant from Russia 11-21 21-12 21-18 in the quarter-final match which lasted one hour.
Manjunath will face Merkle in the semifinals.
In a mixed doubles, Indian couples from Mr.
Arjun and Treesesa Jolly beat eight French duo from William Villeger and Anne Tran 24-22 21-17 in the quarter-final match which lasted 42 minutes.
Arjun and Jolly will face compatriot and seventh seed, Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto in the semifinals.
In the double quarter-finals of women, Ramya Venkatesh Chickmenahalli and APEXHA nayak admitted the eighth Walkover Malaysian Pair Anna Ching Yik Cheong and Teoh Mei Xing.
Prannoy crashed into Syed Modi International by losing the quarter
