October 20, 2017 5:45 AM

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Denmark Open: Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth & HS Prannoy enter quarterfinals<br/>

In Badminton, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy have entered the quarterfinals of the Denmark Open Superseries Premier tournament at Odense. In the pre-quarterfinals late last night, world number 12 Saina defeated Nitchaon Jindapol of Thailand, in straight games, 22-20, 21-13 to make it to the last-8. This was Saina&apos;s seventh victory over the Thai.Saina is the only Indian left in Women&apos;s Singles. Rio Olympics and World Championship Silver medalist PV Sindhu had made a shocking first round exit after losing to an unseeded Chinese Chen Yufei. In Men&apos;s Singles, world number 8 Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the quarterfinals with a 21-13, 8-21, 21-18 win over South Korea&apos;s Jeon Hyeok-jin.Prannoy booked a last-8 berth after he stunned Malaysia&apos;s seventh seed Lee Chong Wei, 21-17, 11-21, 21-19.

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