Sindhu reaches quarter-finals of India Open Super Series

Two-time World Championship bronze medallist PV Sindhu eked out a hard-fought three-game win over Thailand’s Busanan Ongbumrungphan to enter the quarter-finals of the $300,000 Yonex-Sunrise India Open Super Series badminton tournament on Thursday.

Sindhu was a little circumspect during the match and committed a few unforced errors before surpassing Busanan 17-21 21-19 21-16 in a women’s singles match that lasted an hour and 16 minutes here at the Siri Fort Sports Complex.

Among other Indians, Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy suffered a 19-21 12-21 loss to Chinese Taipei’s Chen Hung Ling and Chi-Lin Wang, while Jishnu Sanyal and Shivam Sharma lost 17-21 15-21 to Chinese Taipei’s Lee Sheng Mu and Tsai Chia Hsin in another men’s doubles match.

“It was a close match and it is good to have a tough opponent early in the tournament because it helps you to adjust with the conditions. I was playing her after a long time and I made lot of unforced errors. I was leading and then giving away points. Even some line judgements were not right. I am happy to win and hope to play better tomorrow,” Sindhu told reporters.