Lakshya Sen and Aakarshi Kashyap joined Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu within the quarterfinals of badminton on Friday.
Lakshya Sen stormed into the quarters with a positive win (Courtesy: AP)
HIGHLIGHTSLakshya Sen and Aakarshi Kashyap reached the quarters with relative easeEarlier, Sindhu and Srikanth additionally made it to the general 8 stageThe Indian contingent additionally shined within the doubles competitions as smartly
India’s badminton sensation Lakshya Sen persisted his glowing shape on the Commonwealth Video games with a very easy win on Friday to e book his position within the quarterfinals of the lads’s singles class. Aakarshi Kashyap additionally registered a dominant win to enroll in Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu within the ultimate 8 phases.
The 20-year-old Sen has been certainly one of India’s most sensible performers this marketing campaign and has proven his prowess all the way through the blended staff match, the place India gained silver.
On Friday, the Indian ace toppled Australia’s Ying Xiang Lin 21-9 21-16 of their come across to enroll in Srikanth within the quarters of the lads’s match.
The latter had previous sealed his development into the final 8 degree with a 21-9 21-12 win over Sri Lanka’s Dumindu Abeywickrama.
Over at the ladies’s facet of items, Kashyap was once at her good perfect on Friday as she thrashed Cyprus’ Eva Kattirtzi to ease into the quarters. She gained the fit with a powerful ranking of 21-2, 21-7 to growth to the quarters.
She’s going to sign up for Sindhu, who defeated Uganda’s Husina Kobugabe 21-10 21-9 previous within the day, within the quarterfinal phases.
Within the doubles pageant, CWG silver medallists Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy secured a 21-8 21-7 win over Pakistan’s Murad Ali and Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti to seal their position within the males’s quarterfinals.
Over at the ladies’s facet of items, Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly entered the final 8 with a 21-2 21-4 win over Mauritius’ Jemimah Leung For Sang and Ganesha Mungrah.
Sindhu will now face Malaysia’s Goh Jin Wei within the subsequent spherical with a place within the semifinals at stake. Former International No.1 Srikanth will tackle England’s Toby Penty in his quarterfinal fit.
Sen and Kashyap will probably be dealing with Paul Julien Georges of Mauritius and Scotland’s Kristy Gilmour respectively, for a place within the semis.
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