In Bangkok, top seed and world number four Saina Nehwal has entered the quarter-finals of the Thailand Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament. In the pre-quarter-final match, she defeated Mitani Minatsu of Japan 21-13, 15-21, 21-7. In the Men's section, P. Kashyap and Sourabh Verma advanced to the last eight stage by beating their rivals in the pre-quarterfinal matches.