India, Jan. 24 -- PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen suffered straight-game losses to their respective opponents in the women's and men's singles quarterfinals, marking the end of the Indian challenge in the $500,000 Indonesia Masters badminton tournament here on Friday. Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, lost to top seed and world number four Chen Yu Fei of China 13-21, 17-21 in the quarterfinal contest that lasted 42 minutes to bow out of the Super 500 event.

With Friday's loss, Sindhu trails Fei 6-8 in head-to-head record. The Indian's last win over Fei was way back in 2019. In the men's singles, Lakshya, a 2021 world championships bronze medallist, was beaten 18-21, 20-22 by Thailand's rising talent Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul in a close ma...