New Delhi: Olympic Medal Twice Shuttler PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy advanced to the quarter-finals but Sania Nehwal’s campaign ended at Yonex-Sunrise India Open on Thursday.
Former Champion and Bronze Medal of the 2012 Olympic Saina suffered from 50-21, 9-21 direct match losses for compatriot Malvika Bansod.
Malvika, ranked 111, it took 34 minutes to see from former world number 1.
Previously, the top seed Sindhu had no problem sending fellow Indian Iraq Sharma 21-10, 21-10.
He will meet his compatriot Ashmita Chalih, who gets better than French Shuttler Yaelle Hoyaux 21-17, 21-14, in the quarter-finals.
Malvika will bring fellow Aakarshi Kashyap India in the quarter-finals.
Aakarshi has beaten compatriot Keyura Mopatin 21-10, 21-10 in the second round of other women’s match.
Prannoy received a walkover when his opponent Mithun Manjunath withdrew from the tournament after testing positive for Covid-19.
The main seed of the Kidambi Srikanth man, Doubles Player Ashwini Ponnappa, Ritika Rahul Thkar, Treesesa Jolly, Simpan Safe Singh and Khushi Gupta are other players who have to withdraw from the tournament because of the positive results of Covid-19, which causes several walkovers.
Prannoy will meet the second round clash winner between Lakshay Sen’s third seed and Felix Bursted from Sweden.
The Sameer Versma campaign also ended in the end in Single Putra when he retired in the middle during the second round match against the brain from Canada because of the calf tension.
PV Sindhu Progress, Saina Nehwal was eliminated from India Open
