P.V. Sindhu and Malvika Bansod booked their spots in the second round of China Masters, a BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament in Shenzhen, on Wednesday.
Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu defeated Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrunghphan 21-17, 21-19 in 50 minutes. Sindhu will face the winner of the match between Singapore’s Yeo Jia Min and Hong Kong’s Lo Sin Yan Happy in the next round.
Bansod beat Denmark’s Line Kjaersfeldt 20-22, 23-21, 21-16 in a match that lasted an hour and 14 minutes. Bansod will take on Thailand’s Supanida Katethong in the round of 16.
Later in the day, Lakshya Sen, men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, and women’s doubles duo of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will be in action.
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