PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen advanced to the quarter-finals of the Hylo Open Super 500 in Saarbrücken on Thursday, with Sindhu registering a dominant straight-game win and Sen beating compatriot Kiran George in three games.

India are guaranteed a women's singles finalist at the Hylo Open after PV Sindhu and Anmol Kharb set up an all-Indian semifinal, while Lakshya Sen also fought his way into the men's singles last four on Friday.