Sindhu defeated Indonesia's Wardani Putri Kusuma in straight games in a Round of 16 clash; Prannoy brushed aside Kazakhstan's Dmitriy Panarin in 29 minutes while Rankireddy and Shetty were taken to three games but emerged winners against Leo Rollycarnando and Daniel Marthin of Indonesia, 24-22, 16-21, 21-12 in 84 minutes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
However, the upcoming women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Pullela Gayatri Gopichand exited the competition after a hard-fought battle against the reigning Olympic bronze medallist pair Soyeong Kim and Heeyong Kong, ranked third in the world, in 82 minutes. The Indian duo lost 15-21, 21-18, 13-21 in the pre-quarterfinals encounter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former World No.1 Kidambi Srikanth also crashed out, losing to Kodai Naraoka of Japan 16-21, 17-21 in 54 minutes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The mixed doubles pair of Sai Pratheek and Tanisha Crasto lost to Malaysia's Tang Jie Chen and Ee Wei Toh, 18-21, 18-21.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tanisha had no luck in the women's doubles too as she and Ashwini China's Zhang Shuxian and Yu Zheng, 13-21, 21-23.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sindhu was the first Indian to take to the courts at the Binjiang Gymnasium and stayed on the court for nearly an hour as she won in straight games, 21-16, 21-16.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the first game, Sindhu opened an early lead and did not have to sweat much, winning six points in a row as she went on to win the game 21-16.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the second game, the Indonesian shuttler led 3-0 before Sindhu took control of the proceedings from 1-4 down to surge to a 9-4 lead. The 27-year-old Indian maintained her advantage and went on to win the game 21-16 to seal a place in the last-eight stage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Prannoy was in and out of the court in a jiffy as he raced to victory in just 29 minutes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/asian-games-sindhu-prannoy-rankireddyshetty-only-indians-to-reach-quarters.jpeg", "alt_img": "Asian Games: Sindhu, Prannoy, Rankireddy\/Shetty only Indians to reach quarters", "alt_title": "Hangzhou: India\u2019s PV Sindhu plays against Wen-Chi Hsu of Chinese Taipei during their women's single", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Asian Games: Sindhu, Prannoy, Rankireddy\/Shetty Only Indians To Reach Quarters On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Asian Games: Sindhu, Prannoy, Rankireddy\/Shetty Only Indians To Reach Quarters, Wardani Putri Kusuma: India's main hopes in badminton maintained their chances of finishing on the podium as PV Sindhu in.", "seo_keywords": "PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Asian Games, Wardani Putri Kusuma, Dmitriy Panarin, Leo Rollycarnando, Daniel Marthin, Treesa Jolly, Pullela Gayatri Gopichand, Soyeong Kim, Heeyong Kong, The Indian, Former World No", "tag": "", "tagging": "PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Asian Games, Wardani Putri Kusuma, Dmitriy Panarin, Leo Rollycarnando, Daniel Marthin, Treesa Jolly, Pullela Gayatri Gopichand, Soyeong Kim, Heeyong Kong, The Indian, Former World No", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "asian-games-sindhu-prannoy-rankireddyshetty-only-indians-to-reach-quarters", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "1114", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2023-10-04 17:48:03", "updated": "2023-10-04 17:48:03", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Asian Games, Wardani Putri Kusuma, Dmitriy Panarin, Leo Rollycarnando, Daniel Marthin, Treesa Jolly, Pullela Gayatri Gopichand, Soyeong Kim, Heeyong Kong, The Indian, Former World No", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2023-10-04 17:48:03", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "0", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "sports_name": "badminton", "cnmid": "802973", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sports-news\/asian-games-sindhu-prannoy-rankireddyshetty-only-indians-to-reach-quarters-9246" }