The World No. 7 Sindhu, seeded sixth, took just 37 minutes to get the better of Sim Yu Jin, who had played a pivotal role in Korea’s Uber Cup win, 21-16, 21-13 in a second round match
Kidambi Srikanth
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu remains the lone surviving Indian shuttler in the competition after she sailed into the women’s singles quarter-finals of the Thailand Open here on Thursday.
The World No. 7 Sindhu, seeded sixth, took just 37 minutes to get the better of Sim Yu Jin, who had played a pivotal role in Korea’s Uber Cup win, 21-16, 21-13 in a second round match.
However, Kidambi Srikanth, one of the main architects of India’s historic Thomas Cup triumph, exited from the BWF World Tour
Super 500 event after handing a walkover to his opponent in the men’s singles second round. Srikanth, seeded eighth, gave a walkover to his Irish rival Nhat Nguyen. The reason for his withdrawal is not yet known. In the women’s singles, it was curtains for Malvika Bansod, who lost 21-16, 14-21, 14-21 to Line Christopherson of Denmark in the second round.
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