PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen Storm Into Hylo Open Quarterfinals

Indian badminton stars PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen have secured places in the quarterfinals of the Hylo Open. In the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals on Thursday, Sindhu registered a convincing 21-9, 21-6 win over France’s Octavie Pankasary. The match lasted less than 30 minutes, with Sindhu dominating proceedings. Earlier, she had defeated UAE’s Prakriti Bharathi 21-10, 21-10 in the Round of 32 on Wednesday night.

In the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals, Lakshya Sen defeated fellow Indian Kiran George 21-15, 18-21, 21-12 to progress to the next round. However, Isharani and Malvika Bansod suffered defeats in their respective women’s singles pre-quarterfinal matches. In the men’s singles Round of 32, HS Prannoy and Tarun also bowed out of the tournament.