Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag in quarters while Srikanth, Saina bow out

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (R) and Chirag Shetty competes against Japan`s Akira Koga and Taichi Saito during their men`s doubles match in the Badminton Asia Championships 2022 at Muntinlupa, Philippines. Pic/ AP/PTI

Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu notched up a straight game win over lowly-ranked Yue Yann Jaslyn Hooi of Singapore in women's singles competition to advance to the quarter-finals of Badminton Asia Championships on Thursday.

The Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also made it to the quarter-finals, but it was curtains for London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal and world championships silver winner Kidambi Srikanth.

Sindhu, seeded fourth, who had claimed a bronze in the 2014 Gimcheon edition, defeated Jaslyn Hooi, ranked 100th, 21-16, 21-16 in 42 minutes to set up a clash against third seed Chinese He Bing Jiao.

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