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Patna : World No 1 Tai Tzu Ying, Taiwan, World No 3 Nozomi Okuhara, Japan, World No 6 P V Sindhu, India, and World No 9 Saina Nehwal, India, entered the quarter-finals of Singapore Open, an HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500 category tournament, Singapoure Indoor Stadium, Singapore, on April 11, 2019.
Top seed Tai Tzu beat World No 23 Chen Xiaoxin, China, 21-15, 21-18 in 42 minutes in the second round while 2nd seed Okuhara defeated World No 24 Busnan Onbamrungphan, Thailand, in three-games 18-21, 21-15, 21-13 in 65 minutes.
Sindhu, the 4th seed, defeated World No 22 Mia Blichfeldt, Denmark, 21-13, 21-19 in quarter-finals in 40 minutes in 2nd round while Saina Nehwal beat World No 21 Pornpawee Chochuwong, Thailand, in three-games 21-16, 18-21, 21-19 in 67 minutes in the 2nd round. World No 8 Ratchanok Intanon, Thailand, beat World No 13 Han Yue, China, 19-21, 21-11,21-13 in 57 minutes in the 2nd round.