New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the women's singles at the Malaysia Open 2026 after registering a straight-games win at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, as per Olympics.com.

The two-time Olympian, currently ranked 18th in the BWF women's singles rankings, defeated world No. 33 Sung Shuo-yun of Chinese Taipei 21-13, 22-20 to move into the second round of the tournament.

Sindhu took some time to settle into the contest but managed to hold a slender 11-9 lead at the mid-game interval of the opening game. She then found her rhythm and closed out the first game comfortably. The second game proved to be more challenging as Sung pushed Sindhu to the limit, forcing a tie-bre...