Badminton
Thailand Open 2026: PV Sindhu storms in quarters
Registers comfortable win over Denmark’s Amalie Schulz; Satwik-Chirag reach quarters too
PV Sindhu in action during Thailand Open. (Photo Credit: Badminton Photo)
Indian shuttler PV Sindhu had a comfortable outing as she stormed into the quarterfinals of the Thailand Open Super500 Tournament on Thursday.
The 30-year-old got the better of Denmark’s Amalie Schulz 21-13, 21-15 in just 28 minutes.
Top seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the quarters after registering a comfortable win over Malaysia’s Goonting-Haikal 21-12, 21-19 in men's.
Satwik-Chirag are looking to win their third Thailand Open title, having previously won in 2019 and 2024.
Meanwhile, in the men's singles former world no. 1 Kidambi Srikanth and 2021 World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen will be in action later in the day. Lakshya will face China’s Zhu Xuan Chen, while Srikanth will take on Chinese Taipei’s Su Li-yang.
In women’s singles, Devika Sihag and Malvika Bansod will also be in action later in the day.
More to follow...