Thursday brought joy to Indian fans at the Indonesia Masters as PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen secured quarterfinal berths with authoritative pre-quarterfinal wins. The BWF Super 300 in Jakarta continues to test India’s shuttlers, but these results offer hope for glory.
Former world champion Sindhu prevailed over Denmark’s Line Kjaersfeldt 21-19, 21-18 in 43 minutes, securing her sixth victory in seven tries—the only blemish being last year’s Sudirman Cup. After ousting Japan’s Manami Suizu 22-20, 21-18 on Wednesday, she braces for China’s top-seeded Chen Yufei, who leads their ledger 7-6.
Olympic semifinalist Lakshya Sen was ruthless against Hong Kong’s Jason Gunawan, winning 21-10, 21-11 in under 30 minutes post his win over Wang Tzu-wei. Up next: Thailand’s Panitchapong Teeraratsakul.
Former top-ranked Kidambi Srikanth survived 21-15, 21-23, 24-22 versus Koki Watanabe to meet Chou Tien Chen. Anmol Kharb challenges Nozomi Okuhara.
The toll included exits for bronze medalist HS Prannoy, Tanvi Sharma, Kiran George (beaten 21-17, 21-14 by local hope Mohammad Zaki), and doubles pairs Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto, Rohan Kapoor/Ruthvika Shivani.
With marquee matchups looming, Sindhu and Sen carry India’s aspirations, their form a testament to rigorous preparation and tactical acumen in competitive badminton.