BWF World Tour Finals: Sindhu qualifies for knockouts
Other Sports | December 02, 2021 17:31 ISTDouble Olympic medallist Sindhu outplayed World No 23 Yvonne Li 21-10, 21-13 in 31 minutes.
Double Olympic medallist Sindhu outplayed World No 23 Yvonne Li 21-10, 21-13 in 31 minutes.
Sindhu looked in great control as she opened up a 5-2 lead and though Line made it 7-6, the Indian quickly reeled off 10 straight points to march to 16-8 and seal the opening game comfortably.
India's top shuttler PV Sindhu prevailed Denmark's Line Christophersen in straight sets 21-14, 21-16 in the BWF World Tour Finals 2021 Women's Singles group A match in Bali.
It will be the best ever representation for India at the year-end tournament with as many as seven of them qualifying for the USD 1,50,000 event.
Third seed Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, lost 21-15 9-21 14-21 to world no 8 and second-seeded Ratchanok in 54 minutes for her third semifinal finish on the trot.
The reigning world champion had to toil hard to get the better of Yujin 14-21, 21-19, 21-14 in the quarterfinal that lasted an hour and six minutes.
Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu hardly broke a sweat to win the second round clash 21-12 21-18 against world No. 26 Germany's Yvonne Li in 37 minutes at the USD 850,000 event.
The reigning world champion hardly broke a sweat to win the second round clash 21-12, 21-18 against the World No.26 in 37 minutes
India's double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu showed great determination to outwit her opponent in the women's singles opening round, while B Sai Praneeth and Kidmabi Srikanth also advanced to the men's singles second round of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 event.
Sindhu, seeded third, was not at her usual best and trailed her Japanese opponent from the start in both the games.
Reigning world champion Sindhu scripted a convincing 21-13, 21-10 win over the unseeded Neslihan Yigit (Turkey) in 35 minutes.
Playing against the world no 47 Azurmendi for the first time, Sindhu, who is seeded third, took 47 minutes to record a 17-21 21-7 21-12 in the women's singles second-round clash.
Sindhu defeated Thailand's Supanida Katethong in straight games while 20-year-old Lakhsya outwitted Japan's Kanta Tsuneyam over three games in the opening round.
Sindhu is likely to cross swords with Spain's Clara Azurmendi and Canada's sixth seed Michelle Li in the next two rounds and a clash against top seeded Japanese Akane Yamaguchi could be on the cards in the semifinals if she can cross the initial rounds.
The 3rd seed Indian scripted a convincing 21-14, 21-14 win over eighth seeded Busanan Ongbamrungphan in 38 minutes to extend her dominating head-to-head record against the Thai to 14-1.
Sindhu, seeded third, prevailed 21-19 21-9 over Christophersen, ranked 24th in the world, in 37 minutes late Thursday night.
PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen sailed into the second round but it was curtains for Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth on a mixed day for Indian shuttlers at the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament.
The double Olympic medallist bowed out of the Denmark Open after losing in straight games to world no 8 Korean An Seyoung in the women's singles quarterfinals.
Sindhu, a bronze medallist at the Tokyo Olympics, had taken a break due to the hectic schedule but she would be itching to make a winning return at the Denmark Open.
Ace badminton player PV Sindhu recently spent some quality time with Bollywood power couple Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh and the trio bonded over dinner. Calling both the actors sweet, Sindhu said 'it was really nice spending time with them.'
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