Sindhu, Sen enter quarter-finals

PV Sindhu

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World Championship bronze winner Lakshya Sen progressed to the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament with contrasting wins here on Thursday.

Sen, who was part of the Indian team that claimed a historic Thomas Cup title triumph in Bangkok, registered a 21-18, 21-15 win over World No. 13 Rasmus Gemke of Denmark in 54 minutes in the men's singles.

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In the women's singles, Sindhu was made to toil hard for over an hour by Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia before winning 23-21, 20-22, 21-11 in the second round.

Sen, seeded seventh, will next be pitted against Chinese Taipei's third seed Chou Tien Chen, who had defeated the Indian in a three-game thriller during the Thomas Cup last month in their only meeting.

A tough quarter-final awaits Sindhu as she will take on the winner of the match between Thailand's fifth seed Ratchanok Intanon and Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland.

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