India, July 16 -- Indian badminton star PV Sindhu extended her brilliant run at the Daihatsu Japan Open 2026 on Thursday, storming into the women's singles quarterfinals with a dominant straight-games victory over China's World No. 5 Han Yue. The two-time Olympic medalist needed just 35 minutes to dismantle her higher-ranked opponent at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. With this victory, Sindhu stands as the solitary Indian player left in the entire BWF Super 750 tournament.

How PV Sindhu Dominated Han Yue

Taking a positive head-to-head record into the clash, Sindhu turned things around early in the first game before comfortably racing into a 21-16 lead. The 2019 BWF World Championship gold medalist then made a flying start to the seco...