New Delhi: In badminton, India’s ace shuttlers PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy entered the quarterfinals of Syed Modi International badminton tournament. Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu entered the women’s singles quarterfinals by defeating Lauren Lam of the USA by ‘ 21-16, 21-13’ in just 33 minutes.
Sindhu will face sixth-seeded Thai shuttler Supanida Katethong in the last-eight stage. Sindhu had earlier defeated compatriot Tanya Hemanth 21-9 21-9 in her campaign-opener.
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In another women’s singles second round match, India’s Samiya Imad Farooqui entered the quarterfinals after beating compatriot Kanika Kanwal by ’21-6, 21-15′. Anupama Upadhyaya beat Smit Toshniwal ’21-12, 21-19′ to set up a clash against Farooqui. Fifth seed HS Prannoy defeated compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat by ‘ 21-11, 16-21, 21-18’.
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