Malaysia Masters: P V Sindhu, Srikanth enter quarters

In the Men’s Singles, second seed Kidambi Srikanth, who had registered a straight-games victory over his opponents yesterday, continued his good start to the season by defeating 16th seed Boonsak Posana 21-17, 21-10 in 33 minutes to enter the quarter-final stage. Srikanth is scheduled to face unseeded Huang Yuxiang in the quarter-final tomorrow.

10th seeded Ajay Jayaram also made his way into the quarter-final after earning the victory in a tight contest against unseeded Zulfadli Zulkiffli from Malaysia. After going down 11-21 against the home favourite in the first game, Jayaram levelled things up in the match by winning the game 21-8. The third and final set proved to be a nail-biter as both players went neck-to-neck to earn the passage to the next round. Leading 20-17 in the final game, the Malaysian plundered three match points to give the Indian a chance, and Jayaram grabbed it with both hands to take the game 22-20 and to earn a place in the quarters.