Indonesia Masters Badminton 2022 LIVE UPDATES: Lakshya Sen, PV Sindhu crash out in quarterfinals

Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu suffers an embarrassing defeat against world number 8 Ratchanok Intanon in the women's singles quarter-final of the Super 500 tournament. Intanon thrashed Sindhu by 12-21 and 10-21 in straight sets. Notably, Intanon improved her head-to-head stats against Sindhu as she registered a fifth straight win over an Indian player.

Lakshya Sen's Indonesia Masters Super 500 campaign ended in the quarter-finals stage as he was outplayed by Chinese Taipei rival Chou Tien Chen on Friday. Both the players fought hard to advance into the next round, but eventually, Taipei came out stronger in the decider set with a 21-16, 12-21, 21-14 scoreline.

India's ace shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen continued their fine run as the duo walked into the quarterfinals of the ongoing Indonesia Masters. While Sen defeated Denmark's Rasmus Gemke in straight games of 21-18, 21-15, Sindhu fought her way against Gregoria Tunjung as she beat the Indonesian shuttler 23-21, 20-22, 21-11.

India's ace shuttlers, Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu won their respective Round of 32 matches and progressed to the next round in the ongoing Indonesia Masters 2022. While Sindhu defeated Denmark's Line Christophersen 18-21, 21-15, 21-11, Laksya Sen got the better out of Danish shuttler Hans-Kristian Vittinghus. Sen defeated Vittinghus in straight games of 21-10, 21-18 in 38 minutes. Earlier in the day, young shuttlers Aakasrhi Kashyap (against Beiwen Zhang) and Sameer Verma (against Chico Wardoyo) lost their R32 matches.

Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap, and HS Prannoy have decided to miss Indonesia Masters 2022 citing workload management.

“I had injured my hamstring just before the selection trials and that took seven weeks to heal, then I had an ankle issue,” Kashyap told PTI.

“I am fine now. But I need to get my fitness back. Hope to play a few of the next four events. Saina withdrew because there are so many tournaments so she thought it is better if she plays next week and skips this one. She is fine,” Kashyap added.

Meanwhile, HS Prannoy said he wants to stay in good shape and assured he will play in the next tournament.

“I will skip this Indonesia event. I will play the next. I am in good shape. Looking forward to the next few weeks,” Prannoy said.