Thailand Masters: Aditya Joshi eases past elder brother Pratul to book quarterfinals spot

Bangkok: Former World Junior No 1, Aditya Joshi sailed into the quarterfinals of the Thailand Masters after notching up a straight-game win over his elder brother Pratul Joshi in men’s singles competition at the USD 120,000 Grand Prix Gold tournament on Thursday. [caption id=“attachment_3275930” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Aditya Joshi managed to outclass Pratul Joshi to enter quarterfinals. Twitter: @pblindialive[/caption] The 20-year-old, who had clinched gold medals in 2011 Remensco Junior International in Russia and Asian Sub-Junior championship in Japan, saw off Pratul 21-19, 21-10 in a 36-minute clash. The Dhar lad will next take on Thailand’s Kantaphon Wangcharoen at Nimibutur Stadium. Aditya, who had lost to Pratul at Bahrain International last year, fought back from 0-3 down to open up a 7-3 advantage in the opening game. Pratul, however, made a good recovery as the duo fought for each point, moving neck and neck till 15-15. Aditya then surged ahead to a 20-16 lead. Pratul saved three game points before Aditya closed the game in his favour. In the second, Aditya moved to a 4-1 lead and despite Pratul clawing back and leading 6-5, the 20-year-old zoomed ahead with giant steps to win the game and the match without much ado.