In French Open Badminton Tournament, Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Ashmita Chaliha have advanced to the Women’s Singles Quarter-finals after straight-game victories. Unseeded Ashmita registered the biggest upset of the day, defeating world number two and third seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan 21-19, 21-18 in 37 minutes. Sindhu also secured a comfortable win, beating Japan’s Riko Gunji 21-12, 21-16 in 44 minutes to enter the last eight. 

 

In Quarter finals today, Ashmita will take on Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara, while PV Sindhu will take on Chinese Taipei’s Chiu Pin-Chian.

 

However, India’s Tanvi Sharma and Ayush Shetty bowed out in the pre-quarter-finals. Tanvi lost to world number one An Se Young of South Korea, while Ayush retired hurt against Japan’s Kodai Naraoka in the Men’s Singles.