Ace India shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the quarter finals but Lakshya Sen was ousted after losing his second-round match at the Korea Open Super 500 badminton tournament here on Thursday.
World No. 7 Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, got the better of Japan’s Aya Ohori 21-15, 21-10 in a lop-sided contest to take her head-to-head count against the Japanese to an overwhelming 12-0.
The third-seeded Indian will next face familiar foe Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan, whom she had defeated in the final of the Swiss Open last month. The former world champion enjoys a 16-1 lead in 17 meetings against the world No. 11 Thai.
World championship silver medallist Srikanth saw off Israel’s Misha Zilberman 21-18, 21-6 to set up a clash with former world No. 1 Son Wan ho.
World Championship bronze medallist Sen, ranked ninth in the world, went down 20-22, 9-21 to world No. 24 Shesar Hiren Rhustavito in 33 minutes. Malvika Bansod also failed to advance to the quarters as she was brushed aside by Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong 8-21, 14-21
