World No.8 and the Number 3 seed Saina Nehwal progressed through to the uarterfinals of the 2016 Malaysia Super Series Premier after beating Bae Yeon-Ju of Korea 21-10 21-16 in the second round on Thursday.
The Indian looked in totl command of proceedings from the first minute, taking an 5-0 lead before stretching it to 11-3 at the interval mark. The other side of the break saw the 26-year-old continue to chip away with the points, as she won 10 out of the next 17 points to clinch the opening game 21-10.
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The second game saw Saina resume from where she had left off in the opening game, as she took an early 7-3 lead over her Korean opponemt, looking assured both near as far as well at the far end of the court.
She further built her advantage after that, and despite a slight stuter at the 19-9 mark, whoch saw her lose 5 straight points, closed the game 21-16 to move into the final eight of the competition.
Her oppoent at that stage will be Porntip Buranaprasertsuk of Thailand on Friday.
Final Scoreline- Saina Nehwal beat Bae Yeo-Ju 21-10 21-16
Earlier in the day, Nehwal's compatriot, PV SIndhu, also qualified for the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Open, defeating Sung Ji Hyun 22-20, 21-17 in two very closely fought games. She will next face Ratchanok Intanon in the quarters on Friday.
