Sindhu, Saina in quarters; Sameer bows out

Kuala Lumpur - Saina, the London Olympics bronze medallist, defeated eighth-seed South Korea's An Se Young 25-23, 21-12

Ace Indian women shuttlers PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal on Thursday came out with a spectacular performance, winning their respective second-round matches of the ongoing Malaysia Masters to enter the quarterfinals. However, it was curtains for men shuttlers as both Sameer Verma and HS Prannoy crashed out of the tournament.
Saina, the London Olympics bronze medallist, defeated eighth-seed South Korea's An Se Young 25-23, 21-12 in a match that lasted 39 minutes.
Sindhu also easily got the better of Japan's Aya Ohori (21-10, 21-15). After a one-sided contest in the first game, the Japanese showed some improvement but it wasn't enough to stop the experienced Sindhu in the next game.