Glasgow: Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth stand just a win away from grabbing a medal at the World Badminton Championship as they entered the quarterfinals here today.  Sindhu, who won bronze in the 2013 and 2014 editions of the event, survived a scare against Hong Kong’s Cheung Ngan Yi before prevailing 19-21 23-21 21-17 in a thrilling match that lasted an hour and 27 minutes. The 22-year-old Indian fought back from 13-16 down in the second game after losing the first to eventually come up trumps.

Saina dished out a gritty performance to beat world No. 3 Korean Sung Ji Hyun 21-19 21-15.

Srikanth, however, eased into the quarterfinals with a straight-game win over Denmark’s Anders Antonsen. On a 12-match winning streak, Srikanth knocked out world No. 18 Antonsen 21-14 21-18. The world No. 10 Indian will clash with world No. 1 Son Wan Ho in the quarterfinals. “It will be tough in the quarters but I have been improving with each match and am looking forward to a good game tomorrow,” said Srikanth.

 

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