Indian badminton stars PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the Canada Open with convincing victories in the BWF World Tour Super 500 event being held in Calgary.
Sindhu, seeded fourth in the women's singles, comfortably secured her spot in the next round by defeating Canada's Talia NG in straight games with a scoreline of 21-16, 21-9 on Wednesday night.
In the men's singles event, Sen delivered an impressive performance, overcoming second seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand 21-18, 21-15.
Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, will face off against Japan's Natsuki Nidaira, while Sen will be pitted against Ygor Coelho from Brazil.
However, B Sai Praneeth's stay in the tournament ended as he suffered 12-21, 17-21 defeat against Coelho.
Ruthvika Shivani Gadde also faced an early exit in the women's singles, losing 12-21, 3-21 against Supanida Katethong of Thailand in the first round.
(With agency inputs)
