KUALA LUMPUR: Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu took a big step towards winning the title at the Malaysia Masters by reaching the semi-finals with a tough challenge to top seed Han Yu of China here on Friday.
World number 15 Sindhu avenged her defeat to the Chinese player in her last match in the Asia Badminton Championship by defeating Han 21-13, 14-21, 21-12 in a 55-minute quarter-final match to reach the sixth position. Have reached. Wait. Ningbo in the last month.
Former world champion Sindhu will now face Indonesia's daughter Kusuma Wardani or Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the final stage.
In other results, Ashmita Chaliha's stellar performance ended with a 10-21, 15-21 loss to sixth seed Zhang Yi Man of China in the quarter-finals.
Sindhu, who last won the Singapore Open in 2022, performed well during the 55-minute match and took an 11-5 lead at the break after trailing 3-3 in the opening game.
The Chinese player gradually took the lead of 13-16, but Sindhu won the opening game by taking five consecutive points.
Stunned by the upset, Han changed sides and took a 5-0 lead. As Sindhu struggled, Sri continued to dominate the proceedings. The result was that she took a huge lead of 15-2 and easily took the match to the decider despite some struggle from the Indian Han.
In the third game, Sindhu used her intelligence to take a huge lead of 11-3 at the break, which proved decisive as Han could not bridge the gap.
World number 15 Sindhu avenged her defeat to the Chinese player in her last match in the Asia Badminton Championship by defeating Han 21-13, 14-21, 21-12 in a 55-minute quarter-final match to reach the sixth position. Have reached. Wait. Ningbo in the last month.
Former world champion Sindhu will now face Indonesia's daughter Kusuma Wardani or Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the final stage.
In other results, Ashmita Chaliha's stellar performance ended with a 10-21, 15-21 loss to sixth seed Zhang Yi Man of China in the quarter-finals.
Sindhu, who last won the Singapore Open in 2022, performed well during the 55-minute match and took an 11-5 lead at the break after trailing 3-3 in the opening game.
The Chinese player gradually took the lead of 13-16, but Sindhu won the opening game by taking five consecutive points.
Stunned by the upset, Han changed sides and took a 5-0 lead. As Sindhu struggled, Sri continued to dominate the proceedings. The result was that she took a huge lead of 15-2 and easily took the match to the decider despite some struggle from the Indian Han.
In the third game, Sindhu used her intelligence to take a huge lead of 11-3 at the break, which proved decisive as Han could not bridge the gap.
