Sindhu, Srikanth-Pranoy in quarterfinals of Malaysia Masters

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India’s star players PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and H.S. Prannoy reached the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament with a controversial win. However, youngster Lakshya Sen’s campaign came to an end. In women’s singles, No. 13 Sindhu defeated Japan’s Ohori 21-16, 21-11 in a match that lasted 40 minutes. He will face another Chinese player He Yi Manzhang in the quarterfinals. In the men’s singles, Prannoy came back from a game down to beat China’s Shi Feng Li 13-21, 21-16, 21-11 in a match that lasted one hour and ten minutes. He will play against Kento Nishimoto of Japan. Srikanth defeated Thailand’s eighth seed Kunlavut Viddarshan in straight games 21-19, 21-19.