Two New Zealand players have reached the men's singles semifinals at the North Shore City international badminton tournament with top seeded Olympian John Moody looking a good prospect for the title.
Moody beat Waikato teenager Bjorn Seguin 21-12 21-11 and will face Japan's Shu Wada next.
Fellow New Zealander Joe Wu upset North Harbour-based Scot, Alistair Casey 21-18 21-16.
Wu will play second seed Ajay Jayaram of India in the semis.
In the women's singles Misaki Matsutomo beat New Zealand top seed Michelle Chan 21-17 18-21 21-9.
Rachel Hindley lost 21-18 21-12 to Japan's Ayaka Takahasi.
Results (NZ unless stated):
Men
Singles quarterfinals: John Moody bt Bjorn Seguin 21-12 21-11 , Shu Wada (Japan) bt Prakesh Jolly (India) 21-19 12-21 21-9, Joe Wu bt Alistair Casey (Scotland) 21-18 21-16, Ajay Jayaram (India) bt Delius Tang 21-8 21-10 .
Doubles quarterfinals: James Eunson/Ethan Haggo bt Reon Mcfarlane/Jian Dee Chew 22-20 23-21, Rei Sato/Naomasa Senkyo (Japan) bt Daniel Forrest/Nathan Hannam 21-10 21-9.
Women
Singles quarterfinals: Misaki Matsutomo (Japan) Michelle KY Chan 21-17 18-21 21-9, Neha Pandit (India) bt Leanne Choo (Australia) 21-16 21-12, Sayaka Sato (Japan) bt Chie Umezu (Japan) 21-15 21-13, Ayaka Takahashi (Japan) bt Rachel Hindley 21-18 21-12.
Doubles quarterfinals: Ayaka Takahashi/Koharu Yonemoto (Japan) Dianna Fu/Kelly Stern 21-5 21-5, Danielle Barry/Catherine Moody bt Emma Chapple/Jessica Jonggowisastro 21-15 20-22 21-17, Kritteka Gregory/Mary O'Connor bt Emily Ang/Stephanie Cheng 21-11 21-18 .
Mixed quarterfinals: Henry Tam/Donna Haliday bt Keisuke Kawaguchi/Yu Wakita (Japan) 21-15 21-17, Shu Wada/Koharu Yonemoto (Japan) bt Brent Miller/Emma Chapple 21-15 21-16, Joe Wu/Danielle Barry bt Oliver Leydon-Davis/Emily Ang 21-13 21-5, Kevin Dennerly-Minturn/Emma Rodgers bt Viraf Vazifdar/Angela Wagner 21-13 20-22 21-15 .
