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Patna : World No 43 Sourabh Verma, 26, India, upset World No 32 H S Prannoy, 26, India, in straight games to reach the semi-finals of Yonex US Open 2019, an HSBC WBF World Tour Super 300 tournament at Fullerton, USA, on July 12, 2019, night.

Sourabh, elder brother of World No 13 Sameer Verma, beat 2nd seed Prannoy 21-19, 23-21 in the quarter-finals in 50 minutes at Titan Gym, Fullerton, USA. Sourabh won 44 rallies in the match to 40 by Prannoy. Both the players won 4 consecutive points each in the match.