Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal crashed out in the quarterfinals of the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold badminton championships Friday.

Saina lost to Jae Youn Jun of South Korea 18-21, 9-21, according to information reaching here.

She had earlier defeated Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari of Indonesia 21-10, 21-12 Thursday to enter the quarterfinal.

The finals will be played Sunday.

The championships, being held at Macau Polytechnic Institute Multisport Pavilion, carry a total prize money of $120,000.

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