Sindhu, Marin, Sameer Verma enter QF of India Open Badminton

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Patna : World Number 3 and Number 1 seed P V Sindhu, 22, India, defeated World Number 40 Linda Zetchiri, 30, Bulgaria, 21-10, 21-14 in 42 minutes to enter the quanterfinals of India Open Badminton Tournament, a Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 500 event, at Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, on February 1, 2018.

Number 2 seed Carolina Marin, Spain, beat unseeded Gao Fangjie, China, in a three set thriller 15-21, 21-15, 21-11 lasting 83 minutes to enter the quarterfinals. Number 3 seed Ratchanok Intanon, Thailand, defeated Aakarshi Kasjyap, India, 21-11, 21-12.

In the Men’ section, unseeded Sameer Verma, India, defeated Tommy Sugiarto, Indonesia, in a fierce three set contest 21-18, 19-21, 21-17 in 80 minutes to enter the last eight round. Unseeded Parupalli Kashyap, India, beat Shreyansh Jaiswal, India, in a three set encounter 21-19, 19-21, 21-12 in 59 minutes to enter quarterfinals.  Number 4 seed and World Number 5 Shi Yuqi, 21, China, beat world Number 26 Hsu Jen Hao, 26, Taiwan, 21-10, 21-17.