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PV Sindhu stuns world No. 5 Han Yue to reach Japan Open quarterfinals

PV Sindhu stuns world No. 5 Han Yue to reach Japan Open quarterfinals

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Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu produced one of her best performances of the season to defeat world No. 5 Han Yue of China in straight games and advance to the women’s singles quarterfinals of the Japan Open Super 750 badminton tournament on Thursday. The 2019 world champion took just 35 minutes to register a 21-16, 21-14 victory over the fifth-seeded Chinese shuttler in the second round. The win also improved Sindhu’s head-to-head record against Han Yue to 8-1. Okuhara awaits in the quarterfinals Sindhu will next face Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara for a place in the semifinals. Okuhara progressed after receiving a walkover when top seed and world No. 1 An Se-young withdrew before their second-round clash. The victory makes Sindhu India’s only remaining contender at the tournament after the mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto exited in the pre-quarterfinals. Kapila and Crasto put up a spirited fight against top seeds Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dong Ping of China before going down 20-22, 17-21 in a closely contested match that lasted 47 …

PV Sindhu defeats Han Yue in a three game thriller

PV Sindhu defeats Han Yue in a three game thriller

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Indian shuttler PV Sindhu advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2024 Denmark Open Super 750, defeating China’s Han Yue in the round of 16, on Thursday. In a three game thriller that lasted over an hour, the two-time Olympic medalist from India triumphed over the Chinese, who was seeded fourth in this tournament. This is Sindhu’s seventh win against Han Yue in eight outings, and Han Yue remains the only opponent inside the top10 world ranking to have been defeated by Sindhu in the past year, with the Indian winning her earlier in the year as well. VICTOR Denmark Open 2024WS – R1618 21 21 🇮🇳PUSARLA V. Sindhu🥇 21 12 16 🇨🇳HAN Yue 🕚 in 63 minutes — BWFScore (@BWFScore) October 17, 2024 The first game was won by Han Yue 21-18, but Sindhu was the better of the two despite losing the first game. The reason for her defeat was largely down to unforced errors from the Indian. Sindhu came roaring back in game two, comfortably winning it 21-12 and headed into the decider …

PV Sindhu faces Han Yue in round of 16- Scores, Updates, Blog

PV Sindhu faces Han Yue in round of 16- Scores, Updates, Blog

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Indian star shuttler and two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu is up against China’s Han Yue in the women’s singles round of 16 at the 2024 Denmark Open on Thursday. Sindhu is the only Indian left in contention, with all other Indian shuttlers facing defeats in their first round. The match is tentatively scheduled to start at 1:50 PM, IST, on court one. Catch all the LIVE action here: Source link

PV Sindhu stuns top-seed Han Yue to enter the semis

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Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu stunned top-seed and world number six Han Yue of China in the quarter-final of the Malaysia Masters 2024 to enter the semi-finals on Friday. PV Sindhu won the match 21-13, 14-21, 21-12 in 55 minutes to book her berth in the next round. World Number 15 PV Sindhu slumped mid-game but eventually recovered from it to get the better of her Chinese opponent. Sindhu avenged her loss at the Badminton Asia Championships last month. Sindhu will either face Indonesia’s Putri Kusuma Wardani or Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the last four stages. Sindhu started well in the first game and raced to a lead of 11-5 at the first mid-game break. The Chinese fought back making it 13-16 but Sindhu took five consecutive points to win the first game. In the second game, Han came with all her guns blazing and started with a 5-0 lead. Sindhu struggled more in the second game as Han took a big lead of 15-2. Despite some fightback later, Han easily pocketed the second game …