PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen advance in Indonesia Masters

Former World champion P V Sindhu progressed to the quarterfinals of the Daihatsu Indonesia Masters 2026, where she will face top seed Chen Yu Fei on Friday.

With Chen leading their head-to-head 7-6, the quarterfinal on Friday promises to be closely fought. Sindhu booked her spot with a 21-19, 21-18 win over Denmark’s Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt in 43 minutes.

Seventh seed Lakshya Sen also advanced



and will take on Thailand’s Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul after a dominant 21-10, 21-11 victory over Hong Kong’s Jason Gunawan in another 43-minute battle.

Anmol Kharb challenged former world No 1 and Olympic bronze medallist Nozomi Okuhara by winning the first game 21-16 before bowing out. Men’s singles players Kidambi Srikanth and the men’s doubles pair of Hariharan Amsakarunan and M R Arjun exited the tournament.