Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy advanced to the quarter-finals, but the promising Malvika Bansod ended her idol Sania Nehwal’s campaign at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open here on Thursday.

Big achievement

Former champion and 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Saina suffered a 17-21, 9-21 straight game loss to her 20-year-old compatriot. Bansod, ranked 111th, took 34 minutes to see off the former World No.1, becoming only the second Indian to beat Nehwal since 2017 in any international tournament.