<p>Star Indian shuttlers <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/sindhu-survives-scare-in-round-two-23437801" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>PV Sindhu</strong></a> and Lakshya Sen moved a step closer to clinching the women&rsquo;s and men&rsquo;s singles title respectively, registering straight-game wins to advance to the semi-finals of the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament here on Friday.</p>
<p>Second seed Priyanshu Rajawat also registered a fine 21-13, 21-8 win over Hong Kong&rsquo;s Nguyen Hai Dang to enter the men&rsquo;s singles semi-finals.</p>
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<p>Top seed Sindhu, a two-time champion at the event (2017, 2022), defeated <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/satwik-chirag-bow-out-of-china-masters-semi-finals-23435046" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>China</strong></a>&rsquo;s Dai Wang 21-15, 21-17 in a 48-minute women&rsquo;s singles quarterfinal. Lakshya, the 2021 World Championship bronze medallist, also dominated his match, beating compatriot Meiraba Luwang Maisnam 21-8, 21-19 in the men&rsquo;s singles quarter-final.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Today&rsquo;s match was important. Even though she is a low-ranked player, it doesn&rsquo;t matter. I have rectified my mistakes from yesterday, what went wrong I have not made those again today. I was aggressive from the beginning. Overall, I am happy with my game compared to yesterday,&rdquo; Sindhu said.</p>
<p>Sindhu is ranked 18th in the world while Wang is at 118th.</p>
<p>Sindhu will face fellow Indian Unnati Hooda in the semifinals, while Lakshya will meet Japan&rsquo;s Shogo Ogawa. Priyanshu will cross swords with fourth seed Singaporean Jia Heng Jason Teh.</p>
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Second seed Priyanshu Rajawat also registered a fine 21-13, 21-8 win over Hong Kong’s Nguyen Hai Dang to enter the men’s singles semi-finals

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