Top Indian shuttlers P. V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth made impressive starts to their respective singles campaign, progressing to the pre-quarterfinals with straight game wins over their opponents at the Korea Open Super 500 badminton tournament in Suncheon on Wednesday.
Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, trounced USA's Lauren Lam 21-15 21-14, while Srikanth saw off Malaysia's world no. 35 Daren Liew 22-20 21-11 at the Palma Stadium.
The third-seeded Sindhu, who had claimed the Swiss Open title recently, will next meet Japan's Aya Ohori, while world championships silver medallist Srikanth, seeded fifth, will be up against Israel's Misha Zilberman.
