Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag enter China Masters quarterfinals

Star shuttler got the better of sixth seed Chochuwong; In men’s doubles, Indian pair defeated Hsiang-Wang

- PTI

Star Indian shuttler P V Sindhu and the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty sailed into the quarterfinals of the China Masters tournament with straight-game wins here on Thursday.

Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, took just 41 minutes to get the better of sixth seed Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand 21-15 21-15 while the pair of Satwik and Chirag, who recently reached the Hong Kong Open final, aced the Chinese Taipei duo of Hsiang Chieh Chiu and Wang Chi-Lin 21-13, 21-12 in 32 minutes.