The 29-year-old Sindhu has been struggling for some time and she last clinched a title at the Singapore Open in 2022.
She faces China’s Dai Wang, ranked 118th in the world, in the quarterfinals. Wang beat Devika Sihag of India 19-21 21-18 21-11 in another second-round match.
Unlike Sindhu, top seed Lakshya Sen easily won his second-round men’s singles match against Daniil Dubovenko of Israel 21-14 21-13 in just 35 minutes to also book a quarterfinal berth.
Sen meets compatriot Meiraba Luwang in the quarterfinals. Meiraba was a 21-15 21-13 victor against sixth seed Nhat Nguyen of Ireland.
In other men’s singles matches, Ayush Shetty beat Hoh Justin of Malaysia 21-12 21-19 to enter the quarterfinals while third seed Kiran George suffered a 21-19 20-22 11-21 defeat to Shogo Ogawa of Japan.
Second seed Priyanshu Rajawat of India also made it to the men’s singles quarterfinals after beating Le Duc Phat of Vietnam 21-15 21-8.
In the women’s singles, India’s 17-year-old Unnati Hooda, unseeded in the tournament, stunned fourth seed Pornpicha Choeikeewong of Thailand 21-18 22-20 in 46 minutes to enter the last-eight stage.
However, second-seeded Indian Malvika Bansod lost to 17-year-old compatriot Shriyanshi Valishetty 12-21 15-21. Former junior world No. 1 Tasnim Mir also progressed to the quarterfinals after beating Anupama Upadhyaya 21-15 13-21 21-7.
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