Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen moved to the semifinals of the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament. Both ace shuttlers registered straight-game wins at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium in Lucknow on Friday to advance to the semis. Lakshya, the 2021 World Championship bronze medallist, dominated his match, beating compatriot Meiraba Luwang Maisnam 21-8, 21-19 in the men’s singles quarterfinal. Top seed Sindhu, a two-time champion at the event in 2017 and 2022, defeated China’s Dai Wang 21-15, 21-17 in a 48-minute women’s singles quarterfinal. In the mixed doubles quarterfinals, the Indian pair Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto defeated the Malaysian duo Loo Bing Kun and Ho Lo Ee. On the other hand, the Indian duo Sathish Kumar and Aadya Variyath lost to Puavaranukroh Dechapol and Supissara Paewsampran of Thailand.