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Sindhu, Lakshya enter quarterfinals of Indonesia Masters

Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestLinkedinCopy URLTelegramEmailTumblrReddItPrintKoo JAKARTA, Jan 22: Top Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Lakshya Sen entered the quarterfinals of USD 500,000 Indonesia Masters badminton tournament after securing straight-game wins in their respective round-of-16 matches here on Thursday. Lakshya, a 2021 world championships bronze medallist, prevailed over Hong Kong China’s Jason Gunawan 21-10 21-11 in a contest that lasted a little over half an hour. The 24-year-old from Almora, who won the Australian Open last year, will meet Thailand’s rising talent Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul, who knocked out Paris bronze medallist Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia.

Sindhu, Lakshya enter quarterfinals of Indonesia Masters

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Key Highlights

  • Sindhu, a two-time Olympic-medallist, notched up a 21-19 21-18 triumph over familiar foe Line Hojmark Kjaerfeldt of Denmark in her pre-quarterfinal that took 43 minutes to wind up.
  • This was Sindhu’s fifth win over the Dane in their six clashes so far.
  • Sindhu will next be up against tournament top seed and world number four Chen Yu Fei of China in the Super 500 event.
  • Sindhu and Fei have faced each other 13 times so far and the latter holds a slight 7-6 edge overall.
  • The Indian’s last win over Fei came back in 2019 and she would be eager to improve that record.
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