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Lucknow. Star Indian badminton player PV Sindhu entered the women’s singles quarterfinals of the Syed Modi International tournament here on November 28 by defeating compatriot Ira Sharma in three games in a tough match. Two-time Olympic medalist and world number 18 Sindhu had to struggle for 49 minutes to win 21-10 12-21 21-15 in the second-round match against 147th-ranked player Ira. Sindhu has been struggling with poor form for some time and she won the last title in the Singapore Open in 2022. The 29-year-old Indian will face world number 118 Dai Wang of China in the next round. Wang defeated India’s Devika Sihag 19-21 21-18 21-11 in the second round.
Top seed Lakshya Sen, however, made it to the last eight with a straight-game 21-14 21-13 win in 35 minutes against Israel’s Daniil Dubovenko in the second round of men’s singles. Lakshya will play in the quarterfinals against Meiraba Luwang who defeated sixth seed Nhat Nguyen of Ireland 21-15 21-13.
Priyanshu Rajawat reached the quarter-finals
In other men’s singles matches, India’s Ayush Shetty defeated Malaysia’s Hoh Justin 21-12 21-19 while third seed Kiran George lost to Japan’s Shogo Ogawa 21-19 20-22 11-21. India’s second seed Priyanshu Rajawat also made it to the quarterfinals by defeating Vietnam’s Le Duc Phat 21-15 21-8.
In women’s singles, India’s 17-year-old unseeded player Unnati Hooda created an upset in the second round by defeating Thailand’s Pornpicha Choikywong 21-18 22-20 in 46 minutes. Second seed Malvika Bansod, however, lost 12-21 15-21 to 17-year-old compatriot Indian Shriyanshi Valishetti. Former world number one junior player Tasnim Mir also entered the quarterfinals by defeating compatriot Anupama Upadhyay 21-15 13-21 21-7.
