PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen enter quarterfinals of Indonesia Masters 2026
Indian shuttlers P. V. Sindhu and Lakshya Sen entered the quarterfinals of Indonesia Masters after securing straight-game wins in their respective round-of-16 matches in Jakarta on Thursday.
Lakshya prevailed 21-10, 21-11 over Hong Kong’s Jason Gunawan in a contest that lasted a little over half an hour.
Sindhu, a two-time Olympic-medallist, notched up a 21-19, 21-18 triumph over familiar foe Line Kjaerfeldt of Denmark in her pre-quarterfinal that took 43 minutes to wind up.
This was Sindhu’s fifth win over the Dane in their six clashes so far.
Sindhu will next be up against tournament top seed and World No. 4 Chen Yu Fei of China.
Sindhu and Fei have faced each other 13 times so far and the latter holds a slight edge at 7-6 in the overall record.
The Indian’s last win over Fei came back in 2019 and she would be eager to improve that record.
(With inputs from PTI)
Published on Jan 22, 2026