Ashwini and Sikki lost the match 22-24, 12-21 in 39 minutes, thus leaving Lakshya Sen and reigning world champion PV Sindhu as the only Indians remaining in the Super 1000 tournament.
Sen faces the Netherlands' Mark Caljouw while fifth seed Sindhu goes up against Japanese third seed Akane Yamaguchi.
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