<p>Four Indian shuttlers, including double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and World Championships silver winner Kidambi Srikanth, progressed to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open badminton tournament on Thursday.</p>.<p>While Sindhu, a former world champion, eased into the last 8 with a 21-19 21-14 win over Neslihan Yigit of Turkey, Srikanth staved off a spirited challenge from France's Christo Popov, ranked 60th, with a fighting 13-21 25-23 21-11 win in the Super 300 tournament. Second seed Sindhu will square off against either fifth seed Canada's Michelle Li or Denmark's Line Christophersen.</p>.<p>Seventh-seeded Srikanth, who had missed the Indian leg of the BWF tour in January after testing positive for Covid-19, will face second-seeded Dane Anders Antonsen next.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/lakshya-sen-breaks-into-worlds-top-10-treesa-gayatri-reach-career-best-ranking-in-doubles-1093654.html" target="_blank">Lakshya Sen breaks into world's top 10; Treesa-Gayatri reach career-best ranking in doubles</a></strong></p>.<p>Former top 10 player HS Prannoy also struggled past Finland's Kalle Kolionen 19-21 21-13 21-9 to find a place in the quarters as did former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap after top seed and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen gave a walkover.</p>.<p>In other results, third seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost 19-21 20-22 to Indonesian pairing of Pramudya Kusumawardana and Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob Rambitan in the men's doubles. In the women's singles, Ashmita Chaliha put up a tough fight before going down 18-21 20-22 to eighth seeded Scot Kirsty Gilmour in the second round.</p>.<p>On Wednesday night, Sindhu had entered the second round with a 21-14 21-12 win over Denmark's Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt here. Sindhu, also a former world champion, will face Neslihan Yigit of Turkey late in the day.</p>.<p>Also progressing was the women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy, who got the better of local pair Aline Muller and Jenjira Stadelmann 21-15 21-16 in straight games.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Four Indian shuttlers, including double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and World Championships silver winner Kidambi Srikanth, progressed to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open badminton tournament on Thursday.</p>.<p>While Sindhu, a former world champion, eased into the last 8 with a 21-19 21-14 win over Neslihan Yigit of Turkey, Srikanth staved off a spirited challenge from France's Christo Popov, ranked 60th, with a fighting 13-21 25-23 21-11 win in the Super 300 tournament. Second seed Sindhu will square off against either fifth seed Canada's Michelle Li or Denmark's Line Christophersen.</p>.<p>Seventh-seeded Srikanth, who had missed the Indian leg of the BWF tour in January after testing positive for Covid-19, will face second-seeded Dane Anders Antonsen next.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/lakshya-sen-breaks-into-worlds-top-10-treesa-gayatri-reach-career-best-ranking-in-doubles-1093654.html" target="_blank">Lakshya Sen breaks into world's top 10; Treesa-Gayatri reach career-best ranking in doubles</a></strong></p>.<p>Former top 10 player HS Prannoy also struggled past Finland's Kalle Kolionen 19-21 21-13 21-9 to find a place in the quarters as did former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap after top seed and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen gave a walkover.</p>.<p>In other results, third seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost 19-21 20-22 to Indonesian pairing of Pramudya Kusumawardana and Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob Rambitan in the men's doubles. In the women's singles, Ashmita Chaliha put up a tough fight before going down 18-21 20-22 to eighth seeded Scot Kirsty Gilmour in the second round.</p>.<p>On Wednesday night, Sindhu had entered the second round with a 21-14 21-12 win over Denmark's Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt here. Sindhu, also a former world champion, will face Neslihan Yigit of Turkey late in the day.</p>.<p>Also progressing was the women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy, who got the better of local pair Aline Muller and Jenjira Stadelmann 21-15 21-16 in straight games.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>