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

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.