New Delhi: Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the Korea Open Super 500 badminton tournament at Sunche on Wednesday.
Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, outclassed USA’s Lauren Lam 21-15 21-14, while Srikanth saw off Malaysia’s Daren Liew 22-20 21-11 at the Palma Stadium.
The third seeded Sindhu will next meet Japan’s Aya Ohori, while world championships silver medallist Srikanth, seeded fifth, will be up against Israel’s Misha Zilberman.
On Tuesday, world championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen and fast-rising Malvika Bansod had entered the second round with three-game wins.