Overview
- PV Sindhu swept No. 8 Tomoka Miyazaki 21-8, 21-13 to reach the Malaysia Open Super 1000 quarterfinals.
- The two-time Olympic medallist faces third seed Akane Yamaguchi next after the Japanese player defeated Gao Fang Jie.
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat Malaysia’s Junaidi Arif and Roy King Yap 21-18, 21-11 to make the men’s doubles last eight, extending their head-to-head to 4-0.
- Lakshya Sen lost to Lee Cheuk Yiu 22-20, 21-15 and Ayush Shetty fell to world champion Shi Yuqi 21-18, 18-21, 21-12 in the pre-quarterfinals.
- The India Open Super 750 starts next week in New Delhi with a Lakshya Sen–Ayush Shetty first-round match and a shift to the larger multi-purpose hall at the Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex.