Syed Modi International: PV Sindhu survives scare, Lakshya breezes into quarters

PV Sindhu battled hard to overcome fellow Indian Ira Sharma in a three-game match to reach the Syed Modi International quarterfinals. Lakshya Sen breezed into the final 8 stage with a straight games win.

In Short

• Sindhu clinched a hard-fought 21-10, 12-21, 21-15 victory in 49 minutes
• Lakshya Sen secured a 21-14, 21-13 victory over Israel's Daniil Dubovenko
• Ayush Shetty and Priyanshu Rajawat also progressed to the next round

India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu advanced to the women's singles quarterfinals at the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament after surviving a tough second-round clash against fellow Indian Ira Sharma. Despite a ranking gap—Sindhu at world No. 18 and Sharma at 147—the match extended to three games.

Sindhu clinched a hard-fought 21-10, 12-21, 21-15 victory in 49 minutes. Sindhu, who hasn't won a title since the 2022 Singapore Open, will face China's Dai Wang, ranked 118th, in the next round. Wang defeated India's Devika Sihag 19-21, 21-18, 21-11 in her second-round match.

In the men's singles, top-seeded Lakshya Sen secured a straightforward 21-14, 21-13 victory over Israel's Daniil Dubovenko to reach the quarterfinals, where he will face compatriot Meiraba Luwang. Luwang earned his spot with a 21-15, 21-13 win against sixth seed Nhat Nguyen of Ireland.

Other results in men's singles included Ayush Shetty's victory over Malaysia's Hoh Justin (21-12, 21-19) and Priyanshu Rajawat’s dominant performance against Le Duc Phat of Vietnam (21-15, 21-8). However, third seed Kiran George fell to Japan's Shogo Ogawa in a three-game thriller, losing 21-19, 20-22, 11-21.

The women's singles saw young talents shine. Unnati Hooda, a 17-year-old Indian, upset fourth-seeded Pornpicha Choeikeewong of Thailand 21-18, 22-20 to secure a quarterfinal spot. Meanwhile, Malvika Bansod, the second seed, was defeated by 17-year-old Shriyanshi Valishetty in straight games (12-21, 15-21). Tasnim Mir, a former junior world No. 1, also progressed with a 21-15, 13-21, 21-7 win over Anupama Upadhyaya.

These performances reflect India's strong presence and rising talent across both the men's and women's divisions in the tournament.

Other Results

Men's doubles:

Ishaan Bhatnagar-Sankar Prasad Udayakumar (received walkover) vs Cui He Chen-Peng Jian Qin (CHN).

Hariharan Amsakarunan-Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi beat Pharanyu Kaosamaang (THA)-Tanadon Punpanich (THA) 21-18 21-17.

Prakash Raj-Gouse Shaik lost to Kittinupong Kedren-Dechapol Puavaranukroh (THA) 13-21 8-21.

Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy-Sai Pratheek K beat Chen Xu Jun-Guo Ruo Han (CHN) 21-14 22-20.

Women’s doubles:

Rutaparna Panda-Swetaparna Panda beat Dhanyaa Nandakumar-Arul Bala Radhakrishnan 21-15 21-10.

Priya Konjengbam-Shruti Mishra beat Kavipriya Selvam-Simran Singhi 21-15, 21-12.

Gayatri Rawat-Mansa Rawat lost to Go Pei Kee-Teoh Mei Xing (MAS) 7-21 14-21.

Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand beat Ashwini Bhat K-Shikha Gautam 21-13 21-10.

Mixed doubles:

Rohan Kapoor-Gadde Ruthvika Shivani lost to Liao Pin Yi-Huang Ke Xin (CHN) 18-21 19-21.

Vishnu Sreekumar-Aparna Balan lost to Zhou Zhi Hong-Yang Jia Yi (CHN) 11-21 12-21.

Deep Rambhiya-Simran Singhi lost to Rory Easton-Lizzie Tolman (ENG) 18-21 12-21.

B Sumeeth Reddy-N Sikki Reddy lost to Loo Bing Kun-Ho Lo Ee (MAS) 21-19 16-21 13-21.

Sathish Kumar Karunakaran-Aadya Variyath beat Chayanit Joshi-Kavya Gupta 21-18, 21-17.

Gouse Shaik-Maneesha K lost to Wong Tien Ci-Lim Chiew Sien (MAS) 16-21 18-21.

Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto beat Mohit Jaglan-Lakshita Jaglan 21-7 21-13.