Two-time Olympic medalist and former world champion Sindhu defeated Canada’s Zhang Wenyu in the first round on Wednesday to book a spot in the quarter-finals of the ongoing Spanish Badminton Masters in Madrid. Second seed Sindhu defeated world No. 49 Zhang Nala 21-16, 21-12 in 30 minutes to advance to the top 16. According to Olympic.com, Sindhu is currently ranked 11th in the world, and his next challenge will be Huang Yu Husen of Chinese Taipei, ranked 63rd in the world.

Indian women’s singles challenger Ashmita Chaliha was eliminated in the first round. She lost to Ratchanok Intanon 21-13, 21-11 in 28 minutes. .

India also got off to a disappointing start in the men’s singles, with Sathish Kumar Karunakaran losing to 56th-ranked Jason Jason of Indonesia in a tight first-round match. ·Jason Teh.

Karunakaran also competed in the mixed doubles event with Aditya Warias, but lost to Indonesia’s Rinov Rivaldi and Pisa Hanindias Mentari. The Indian pair lost the game 21-18, 21-14.

After Commonwealth Games champion Laksha Sen withdrew, Kidambi Srikanth, the leader of the Indian men’s singles challenge in this event, lost to Japan’s Tomomi Takahashi 21-18, 21-15 in the first round.

Manjunath also lost to Chinese Taipei player Wang Ziwei 21-11, 21-12 in the first round, while the mixed doubles pair BS Reddy-N Sikki Reddy advanced to four points 16-21, 22-20. one final. , defeated Chinese Taipei players Chen Zhilei and Yang Jingdun 21-14.

The competition starts on March 26th and ends on March 31st.

The 2024 Spanish Masters in Madrid provides ranking points towards the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, which will be held in July-August this year. The badminton ranking tournament starts on May 1, 2023 and will end next month.