Indonesia Open Badminton: Sindhu Crashes out, K.Srikanth ,HS Prannoy in quarter finals
Kidambi Srikanth, defeated compatriot Lakshya Sen and Prannoy overcame NG Ka Long Angus of Hong Kong in the second-round matches.
Kidambi Srikanth, defeated compatriot Lakshya Sen and Prannoy overcame NG Ka Long Angus of Hong Kong in the second-round matches.
Sindhu, will now face world No. 3 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei, who is also the defending Indonesia Open champion, in round two.
Prannoy, the only Indian still alive in the BWF Super 1000 event, beat Gemke 21-14, 21-12, to set up a semifinal clash against China's Zhao Junpeng, who beat Hong Kong shuttler Cheuk Yiu Lee in his final-eight clash.
World championships silver medallist Srikanth, 11th in the badminton rankings, lost to 41st-ranked Brice Leverdez of France 21-23, 10-21 in 42 minutes at the Istora Stadium.
Seeded fourth, Sindhu will open her women's singles campaign against unseeded Chinese Han Yue, whom she easily overcame in the first round of Japan Open.
Fresh from a month-long break from badminton after a hectic schedule, Sindhu and Srikanth won their matches against Aya Ohori and Kenta Nishimoto respectively.
Bhullar had six birdies, a hole-in-one against a double bogey and a late bogey on 16th.
Bhullar will be riding high on confidence when he takes on the talented 140-man field.
Bhullar will headline the Indonesia Open with young Thai Jazz Janewattananond.
Prannoy said he really felt confident about his fitness when he was training ahead of the Indonesia Open.
