KUALA LUMPUR: National No. 3 Sanjay Jeeva defeated Colombia's Andres Herrera 11-6, 12-10, 11-7 to reach the RC Pro Series semi-finals in St. Louis, United States, yesterday.
The United States-based world No. 78 Malaysian won in 46 minutes.
He will meet world No. 111 and seventh seed Jonah Bryant of England next.
Sanjay, who beat England's Robert Downer 5-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-7 in the second round, said: "I'm trying to play in bigger events to get more match practice against higher ranked players."
In the women's competition, Malaysia's Vanessa Raj lost 2-11, 6-11, 7-11 to fourth seed Riya Navani of the United States in the quarter-finals. Earlier in the second round, Vanessa beat Japan's Sugimoto Risa 11-6, 11-6, 11-8.