PV Sindhu crushed Indonesian Dinar Dyah Ayustine 21-12, 21-4 to enter the quarterfinals of the All England Open Badminton Championships on Thursday, while compatriot Saina Nehwal too booked her place in the last-eight of the tournament after a 21-18, 21-10 win over German qualifier Fabienne Deprez.
The only Indian men's singles player left in the second round, Prannoy failed to mount a challenge against Chinese seventh seed Tian Houwei, losing 13-21, 5-21 in 33 minutes.
Meanwhile, the Indian mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N. Sikki Reddy gave their all but couldn't avoid a 19-21, 20-22 close defeat against South Koreans Yoo Yeon Seong and Kim Ha Na.