Third seed P.V.Sindhu and Saina Nehwal gave India plenty to cheer when the duo marched into the quarter-finals in the women’s singles after winning their respective Chinese opponents in the second round in the Wuhan City of Automobile Badminton Asia Championships in WuhanĀ on Thursday.
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Newly crowned Commonwealth Games champion Nehwal ripped through a 21-18, 21-8 win over Gao FangjieĀ in 40 minutesĀ to earn a quarter-final clash against Korea’s Lee Jang-mi – 19-21, 21-17, 21-15 winner over fourth seed Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand.
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Sindhu, the Rio Olympics silver medallist and lost to Nehwal in the Commonwealth Games final, made short work of Chen Xiaoxin with a 21-12, 21-15 winĀ in 44 minutes.
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The 22-year-old Sindhu will face Korea’s Sung Ji-hyun for a place in the semi-finals. Ji-hyun beat Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand 21-14, 21-12.
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India also had a good run in the men’s singles second round with H.S. Prannoy joining K. Srikanth in the quarter-finals.
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Prannoy came from a game down to oust giant killer Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei 16-21, 21-14, 21-12 in a 56 minute encounter. Tzu Wei defeated China’s Lin Dan in the first round.
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Defending champion Chen Long stayed on course with a 21-12, 21-12 win over India’s B. Sai Praneeth and will face Angus Ng Ka Long next.
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SELECTED RESULTS (Second Round)
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Women’s singles
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Sung Ji-hyun (Kor) beat Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Tha) 21-14, 21-12
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Chen Yufei (Chn) beat Nitchaon Jindapol (Tha) 21-19, 21-14
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Sainah Nehwal (Ind) beat Gao FangjieĀ (Chn) 21-18, 21-8
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P.V. Sindhu (Ind) beat Chen Xiaoxin (Chn) 21-12, 21-15
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Men’s singles
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Chen Long (Chn) beat B. Sai Praneeth (Ind) 21-12, 21-12
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H. S. Prannoy (Ind) beat Wang Tzu Wei (Tpe) 16-21, 21-1, 21-12
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Son Wan-ho (Kor) beat Kanta Tsuneyama (Jpn) 21-12, 21-18.Ā
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