India, May 14 -- Former world number 1 Kidambi Srikanth stunned eighth seed Loh Kean Yew in straight games, while PV Sindhu cruised into the Thailand Open pre-quarterfinals

Star shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu progressed to the men's and women's singles second round with straight game wins in a mixed day for India at the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament here on Wednesday.

Srikanth, a former world number 1, stunned eighth seed Loh Kean Yew of Singapore 21-14 21-15 in 30 minutes, while Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, saw off Tung Ciou-Tong of Chinese Taipei.

Srikanth will face Chinese Taipei's Su Li Yang, while Sindhu will meet Denmark's Amalie Schulz in the round of 16.

Ayush Shetty, a finalist at the Asia Championship...