The fourth-seeded Wang Yihan of China and eighth-seeded Saina Nehwal of India have both qualified for the quarterfinal stage of the women's singles competition at the BCA Indonesia Open 2016 after dispatching their respective second round opponents at the Istola Galera Bung Karno Indoor Stadium in Senayan, Jakarta on Thursday.

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Saina got the better of the 17-year-old world No. 53 Fitriani Fitriani of Indonesia in two straight sets 21-11, 21-10. She wrapped up the victory in just 32 minutes and booked a quarterfinal matchup against the tourney's top seed and reigning BWF world No. 1 Carolina Marin of Spain.

Saina, who is looking to claim her fourth Indonesia Open crown, has a 4-2 advantage in her head-to-head matchup against Marin.

Meanwhile, the current world No. 3 Wang Yihan beat world No. 26 Line Kjaersfeldt of Denmark 21-13, 18-21, 21-12 to advance to the quarterfinals stage of the competition. Wang failed to close the match in a perfect two set victory as the 22-year-old Copenhagen-based Kjaersfeldt won the second game but only to fall short in the third.

Wang will be facing the seventh-ranked player in the world Sung Ji Hyun of South Korea. Sung defeated Xiaoyu Liang of Singapore in their second round match 21-17, 21-19.

In their ten meetings, the 2011 World Championship Chinese winner has the edge in her head-to-head matchup over Sung. Wang, who is looking to win her second Indonesia Open title, has won seven matches compared to the South Korean's three triumphs.  

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