Malaysia Masters: Sindhu, Saina lose in quarterfinals

Kuala Lumpur - Sameer Verma, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy and Sai Praneeth had crashed out of the tournament earlier

Ace shuttlers PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal faced straight-games defeat in their respective quarterfinal clashes to bow out of the ongoing Malaysia Masters, thus bringing an end to India's challenge at the Super 500 tournament.
While Sindhu lost to Tzu Ying Tai of Taiwan, Saina faced a crushing defeat against Spain's Carolina Marin.
In the first quarterfinal clash, World No.2 Tzu Ying defeated sixth-seeded Sindhu 21-16, 21-16 in just 36 minutes.
This was Sindhu's 12th loss against Tzu Ying and second since the World Championship in Basel in August last year.
In the next last-eight match between Nehwal and Marin, the Indian shuttler was no match for the reigning Olympic gold medallist as she lost 8-21, 7-21 in half an hour.
Sameer Verma, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy and Sai Praneeth had crashed out of the tournament earlier.