Canada Open: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen advance to quarterfinals

Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen advanced to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Canada Open 2023 on Thursday.

Sindhu, currently number 15 in Badminton World Federation Rankings (BWF) rankings, was handed a walkover against world number 16 Natsuki Nidaira of Japan in her round of 16 match, as per Olympics.com. On the other hand, Sen won 21-15, 21- 11 over Brazil’s Ygor Coelho in his pre-quarter-final clash.

Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medalist, will lock horns with No. 45 Gao Fang Jie of China in the quarterfinal. PV Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, will face world No. 45 Gao Fang Jie of the Republic of China in the last eight.

Sen started slow against Coelho but as the game progressed, so did his confidence. The scores were tied at 12 all and Sen won five successive points to wrap up the first game.