Sindhu beaten, Ayush in quarterfinals of Badminton Asia Championships

New Delhi: PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy got eliminated but Ayush Shetty advanced to the Badminton Asia Championships quarter-finals in Ningbo, China, on Thursday.

Shetty beat Chinese Taipei’s Chi Yu Jen 21-16, 21-12 to set up a meeting with third seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia.

Sindhu lost 18-21, 8-21 to second seed Wang Zhiyi of China in 46 minutes while Prannoy went down 12-21, 19-21 to China’s Weng Hong Yang in the round of 16.

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