<p>Indian medal aspirants P V Sindhu and Parupalli Kashyap notched up straight-game wins in the women’s and men’s singles event to storm into the semifinals of the badminton competition at the 20th Commonwealth Games on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>World No 11 Sindhu didn’t break any sweat as she brushed aside New Zealand’s Anna Rankin 21-10 21-9 in a 24-minute match while Kashyap, ranked 22, drubbed Daren Liew of Malaysia 21-13 21-14 in a match that lasted 38 minutes.<br /><br />Sindhu, the world championship bronze medallist, will next take on Canada’s Michelle Li, while Delhi Games bronze winner Kashyap will meet Rajiv Ouseph of England in Saturday’s semifinals.<br /><br />On Thursday, Sindhu had beaten Sri Lankan A Thilini Hendahewa 21-14, 21-14 in barely 26 minutes in her round of 16 match.<br /><br />Sindhu and Kashyap had lost their respective matches against Li and Ouseph during the mixed team event against England and they would be desperate to seek revenge.<br />Kashyap said: “I have trained a lot with Daren Liew in Malaysia, but the last time, he beat me. I knew my game was really good though, so I played with confidence and just tried to play my own game.”<br /><br />On progressing through the competition: “I’ve played for about a week in this stadium so I’ve got used to the conditions and my game is getting better.”<br /><br />On the incentive to win a medal after finishing fourth in the mixed team event, Sindhu said: “It was a bit disappointing we just missed out. <br /><br />“You have to be focused on what is best for the team. It was tough but we had to deal with it.”<br /></p>
<p>Indian medal aspirants P V Sindhu and Parupalli Kashyap notched up straight-game wins in the women’s and men’s singles event to storm into the semifinals of the badminton competition at the 20th Commonwealth Games on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>World No 11 Sindhu didn’t break any sweat as she brushed aside New Zealand’s Anna Rankin 21-10 21-9 in a 24-minute match while Kashyap, ranked 22, drubbed Daren Liew of Malaysia 21-13 21-14 in a match that lasted 38 minutes.<br /><br />Sindhu, the world championship bronze medallist, will next take on Canada’s Michelle Li, while Delhi Games bronze winner Kashyap will meet Rajiv Ouseph of England in Saturday’s semifinals.<br /><br />On Thursday, Sindhu had beaten Sri Lankan A Thilini Hendahewa 21-14, 21-14 in barely 26 minutes in her round of 16 match.<br /><br />Sindhu and Kashyap had lost their respective matches against Li and Ouseph during the mixed team event against England and they would be desperate to seek revenge.<br />Kashyap said: “I have trained a lot with Daren Liew in Malaysia, but the last time, he beat me. I knew my game was really good though, so I played with confidence and just tried to play my own game.”<br /><br />On progressing through the competition: “I’ve played for about a week in this stadium so I’ve got used to the conditions and my game is getting better.”<br /><br />On the incentive to win a medal after finishing fourth in the mixed team event, Sindhu said: “It was a bit disappointing we just missed out. <br /><br />“You have to be focused on what is best for the team. It was tough but we had to deal with it.”<br /></p>