Chong Wei, Sindhu enter quarters of Indonesia Open

Newly-crowned Malaysia Open champion Lee Chong Wei edged closer to a seventh Indonesia Open men’s singles title after he booked his place in the quarter-finals in Jakarta yesterday. Chong Wei, who won a record 12th Malaysia Open men’s singles title last Sunday, dispatched Denmark’s Anders Antonsen, 21-12, 21-15 in the second round.The World No 4 will next face Thailand’s Kantaphon Wangcharoen, who beat another Dane, Hans-Kristian Vinttinghus, 21-18, 21-11 to move into the quarter-finals.If Chong Wei succeeds this time round, it will be his seventh Indonesia Open title thus making him the player with the most number of titles won since it was introduced back in 1982.Unseeded Tommy Sugiarto kept home hopes alive as he powered into the last eight. The local favourite knocked out sixth seed Chou Tien-chen of Chinese Taipei 21-13, 14-21, 21-18.A home player has not won the men’s title at the World Tour Super 1000 event since Simon Santoso did so in 2012. Other players to win their second round ties included Denmark’s number one seed and reigning world champion Viktor Axelsen, who knocked out India’s Sameer Verma 21-15, 21-14. China’s third seed Shi Yuqi also reached the last eight thanks to a 21-14, 21-17 win over Japan’s Kazumasa Sakai.India’s HS. Prannoy notched up a brilliant come-from-behind win over Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei. The World No.14 Prannoy recovered from an opening game loss to outwit No.17 Wang 21-23, 21-15, 21-13. He will meet third seed and All England champion Shi Yuqi in the quarters. In the women’s draw, world number one and top seed Tai Tzu-ying continued her progression. The Malaysia winner is on course for another big title as she defeated Denmark’s Line Kjærsfeldt 21-15, 21-8 to reach the last eight.India’s Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu beat another Japanese player in Aya Ohori as the third seed won 21-17, 21-14. In the quarters, Sindhu will be up against China’s He Bingjiao, who beat Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21-15, 21-12. But it was curtains for London bronze medallist Saina Nehwal, who lost in straight games to China’s Chen Yufei 18-21, 15-21. Japan’s second seed Akane Yamaguchi won a titanic tussle against compatriot and reigning world champion Nozomi Okuhara, who is unseeded. The match went Yamaguchi’s way 21-9, 14-21, 24-22.