In badminton, P V Sindhu and the duo of Manu Attri and B.Sumeeth Reddy today progressed to the pre-quarterfinals of the women's singles and Men's doubles of China Open at  Changzhou. 

However, Saina Nehwal bowed out after a narrow loss. 

Third-seeded Sindhu defeated World No. 39 Saena Kawakami of Japan 21-15, 21-13 in the opening round. Sindhu, who is Olympic and world championship silver medallist, had clinched the China Open title in 2016. Saina lost to Korea's Sung Ji Hyun 22-20,  8-21,14-21 in the opener. Saina was the first Indian to win the China title in 2014.

Men's doubles pair of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy defeated Chinese Taipei's Liao Min Chun and Su Ching Heng 13-21 21-13 21-12 to enter the second round.