Indian shuttlers had a strong pre-quarter-final day on Thursday at the Hylo Open, a BWF Super 500 event in Saarbrücken, Germany. Four Indians reached the quarter-finals.
Round of 16 results
- PV Sindhu (2nd seed) beat France's Rosy Oktavia Pancasari 21-9, 21-6 in 26 minutes. Next: Denmark's Amalie Schulz.
- Anmol Kharb (world No. 53) upset third seed and world No. 12 Line Christophersen 11-21, 21-18, 25-23.
- Unnati Hooda (world No. 21) beat Frederikke Østergaard 21-11, 21-19.
- Lakshya Sen beat compatriot Kiran George 21-15, 18-21, 21-12 in 54 minutes. Next: Finland's Kalle Koljonen.
- Malvika Bansod and Isharani Baruah lost.
Anmol and Unnati meet in the quarter-finals, so India is assured of a women's singles semi-finalist. The quarter-finals were scheduled from 7:10 pm IST on Friday.
