Korea Open: PV Sindhu outclasses Aya Ohori to enter quarter-finals, Kidambi Srikanth defeats Misha Zilberman
India's PV Sindhu (L) and Kidambi Srikanth (R).
The third-seed PV Sindhu on Thursday stormed into the quarter-finals of the Korea Open Badminton Championships 2022 after defeating Japan's Aya Ohori here at the Palma Stadium.
The two-time Olympic medallist Indian defeated world No. 26 Aya Ohori from Japan 21-15, 21-10 in the second round of her women's singles event.
PV Sindhu took 37 minutes to notch up her 12th win in as many games against Ohori.
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Sindhu will now be up against Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the quarter-finals.
PV Sindhu who is seventh in the badminton world rankings began the match, not on a great note but kept her nose ahead with an 11-9 lead at the first break.
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The Indian shuttler then shifted the gears to pocket the first game with ease.
Sindhu was trailing 8-4 in the second game but won four points on the trot to level the score and then went up 11-9 at the second break.
The Indian then dramatically changed the momentum after the resumption by winning 10 straight points to seal the match and sailed into the quarter-finals of the BWF Super 500 event.
Later, the former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth defeated Misha Zilberman of Israel by 21-18, 21-6.
The world championship silver medallist Indian had to work hard in the first game but eventually managed to win 21-18.
However, the Indian shifted gears in the second game, cruising to a massive 12-0 lead before Misha Zilberman could open his account. Srikanth shrugged off the challenge effortlessly to wrap up the match in 33 minutes.