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PV enters semis; Sen, Chirag-Satwik bow out

Updated on: 30 October,2021 07:56 AM IST  |  Paris
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Sindhu had beaten Busanan at Denmark Open last week. On Thursday night, Sindhu, seeded third, prevailed 21-19, 21-9 over Line Christophersen of Denmark, ranked 24th in the world, in 37 minutes to enter quarter-finals

PV enters semis; Sen, Chirag-Satwik bow out

PV Sindhu

India’s double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu cruised into the semi-finals of the French Open badminton tournament with 21-14, 21-14 win over eighth seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand in the women’s singles here on Friday. 


Sindhu had beaten Busanan at Denmark Open last week. On Thursday night, Sindhu, seeded third, prevailed 21-19, 21-9 over Line Christophersen of Denmark, ranked 24th in the world, in 37 minutes to enter quarter-finals.


In the men’s singles, young shuttler Lakshya Sen lost to Heo Kwanghee 17-21, 15-21 in the quarter-finals. On Thursday night, Sourabh Verma, bowed out of the competition after losing 12-21, 9-21 to Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto in the second round.


Meanwhile, fifth seed men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, lost to fourth seeded Malaysian duo of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik 21-18, 18-21, 17-21. Earlier, they beat MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila 15-21, 21-10, 21-19 to reach the quarter-finals.

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