Yuki, Ramumar reach semis of Taipei Challenger

India's top singles players Yuki Bhambri and Ramkumar Ramanathan are heading for a summit showdown after reaching the semi-finals of the USD 150,000 Taipei Challenger event, here.

Fourth seed Yuki beat local qualifier Chien-Hsun Lo 6-4 6-2 while sixth seed Ramkumar dispatched third seed and world number 98 Israel's Dudi Sela with the same scoreline.

Yuki will next face eight seed Japanese Tatsuma Ito while Ramkumar is up against Go Soeda, also from Japan.

Both Yuki and Ramkumar are assured of 45 ranking points each.