Both PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen on Wednesday cruised into the pre-quarterfinals of the Canada Open badminton tournament after registering straight-game wins over their respective rivals in the BWF World Tour Super 500 event.

While Sindhu, seeded fourth, eased into the next round with an easy 21-16 21-9 win over Canada's Talia NG in her women's singles opening match on Wednesday night, Sen had to dig deep to stun second seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand 21-18 21-15 in the men's singles event.