Sindhu opts out of Korea Open

She won8217;t get time to prepare for the Korea Open as it is starting in the first week. After playing in the Nationals she will get back to training and play in Malaysia and Lucknow, Sindhu8217;s father Ramana said.

Her coach Pullela Gopichand decided that it is best for the shuttler as she will get more time to prepare,so she pulled out, he added.

Kashyap,Gokhale advance

Defending champions Parupalli Kashyap and Sayali Gokhale entered the quarterfinals of the 78th ATS Senior National Badminton championship with contrasting wins at the Siri Fort Sports Complex on Saturday. Kashyap defeated Shubhankar Dey 21-14,21-13 in a prequarterfinal match to set up a clash with HS Prannoy,who beat Abhimanyu Singh 21-14 21-10 in another match.

Sayali and pre-tournament favourite P V Sindhu stayed on course for a summit clash fter both the players registered easy victories to reach the quarterfinals.

Sayali and Sindhu faced each other in the last edition of the Senior Nationals in Srinagar with the former taking the crown after a gruelling encounter. Seventh seed Sayali struggled initially against junior national champion Ruth Misha but eventually sailed through to a 21-19,21-6 victory.In the bottom half,Sindhu looked to be in a hurry as she demolished 9th seed Mudra Dhainje 21-3,21-7 in just 23 minutes to set up a quarterfinal clash against 5th seed P C Thulasi.

Important Results pre quarters:

Women8217;s singles: 13-Aarti Sara Sunil bt Bornali Konwar 21-13,21-9; 7-Sayali Gokhale bt Ruth Misha V 21-19,21-6; 4-Tanvi Lad bt 12-Mohita Sahdev 21-8,21-8; 5-PC Thulasi bt 10-Jacqueline Rose Kunnath 21-7,21-5; 3-Arundhati Pantawane bt 14-Neha Pandit 21-16,21-14; 2-P V Sindhu bt 9-Mudra Dahinje 21-3,21-7

Men8217;s singles: 1-P Kashyap bt 11-Shubhankar Dey 21-14,21-13; 7-HS Prannoy bt 14-Abhimanyu Singh 21-14,21-10.