Saina Nehwal (in the picture) and Sikki Reddy ensured that the gold and silver medals would fall in the tally of India as both shuttlers registered convincing victories to book a summit clash with each other in the girls' singles event of the badminton competition.
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Saina did not have much of a problem defeating her English rival Panuga Riou 2-0 (21-12, 21 10), while Sikki Reddy continued her impressive run in the competition as she bundled Malaysia's Tiffany Chase Currier 2-0 (21-16, 21-9) in just 20 minutes.
In the boys' singles too, India's Aditya Prakash assured himself of a medal when he downed Scotland's Martin Cambell 2-0 (21-14, 21-17) and will face Gurusaidutt, who beat Paul Rietvelde Van of Scotland 2-0 (21-13, 21-12), in the summit clash on Friday.