Busanan Ongbamrungphan and Supanida Katethong booked their berths in the women’s singles quarter-finals of the BWF India Open in New Delhi yesterday.
Second seed Busanan defeated Maria Ulitina of Ukraine 21-9, 21-13 and will play American Lauren Lam for a place in the semi-finals of the US$400,000 World Tour Super 500 event.
Sixth seed Supanida, who beat Polina Buhrova of Ukraine 21-7, 21-10, will take on third seed Yeo Jia Min of Singapore in today’s quarters.
Top seed and home hope Pusarla V Sindhu also cruised into the last eight. She eased past fellow Indian Ira Sharma 21-10, 21-10 and will face another compatriot Ashmita Chaliha in the last eight today.
Supanida could face Sindhu in the semi-finals.
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