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Sindhu Advances to Arctic Open Quarterfinals as Indian Men Exit
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News18•08-10-2026, 17:00
Sindhu Advances to Arctic Open Quarterfinals as Indian Men Exit
- •Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu defeated Japan's Riko Gunji 21-15 21-15 to reach the women's singles quarterfinals at the Arctic Open.
- •Sindhu will face top seed and former world champion Ratchanok Inthanon of Thailand in the next round.
- •Indian men's singles players Tharun Mannepalli and Kidambi Srikanth suffered early exits from the tournament.
- •Tanvi Sharma also bowed out of the women's singles event following a straight-game defeat against Ratchanok Inthanon.
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P V Sindhu advanced to the quarterfinals of the women's singles at the Arctic Open by defeating Japan's Riko Gunji 21-15, 21-15 in the second round.
The sixth-seeded Indian player P V Sindhu will face top seed and former world champion Ratchanok Inthanon from Thailand in the next round.
Former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth bowed out in the opening round of the tournament after losing 21-15, 15-21, 13-21 to Canada's Brian Yang.
