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Malaysia Masters: PV Sindhu’s endgame concerns prop up again as she squanders advantage in final defeat against Wang Zhi Yi | Badminton News

In the decisive phase of her Malaysia Masters final against Wang Zhi Yi, PV Sindhu could score just 5 points while the Chinese racked up 18. The Indian had led 11-3 in the third set at the change of sides before her endgame spectacularly crumbled and she was blown away 16-21 by the Asian Champion. That decider lasted 36 whole minutes and Sindhu played many long rallies in utter vain in that period. The 21-16, 5-21, 16-21 loss, denying the 28-year-old a title, was the latest exhibit of how things fall apart routinely for the two-time Olympic medallist in recent years at the clutch. She got tired. Her mind went clueless. The opponent pounced on the opportunity and Sindhu just couldn’t stem the flow. This would not be worrisome had Sindhu been playing badly, making errors, defending tamely or attacking recklessly. But she was playing good strokes, even if the power in them was slightly punctured like a slowly deflating tire. But she just couldn’t kill a rally with accurate shot selection after switching sides …

Malaysia Masters 2024 Final Live Updates: PV Sindhu to take on Asian Champion Wang Zhi Yi in title clash | Badminton News

Malaysia Masters: Sindhu overcomes slow start, outlasts Busanan in 88-minute thriller to reach first final in a year It is a rivalry, so to speak, that extends as far back as 2012 but Busanan Ongbamrungphan has never really managed to crack the code against PV Sindhu. Before Saturday, the Thai shuttler had faced Sindhu 18 times and lost 17 of those matches. But in the semifinal of the Malaysia Masters, she came out firing, almost playing with a lightness of feet that comes with a nothing-to-lose attitude. Sindhu might have dominated this Head-to-Head over the last 12 years, but a measure of the difficulties she faced in Kuala Lumpur could be summed up with this stat: it was only in the 49th point of the match that the Indian managed to string together three straight points. But, once she did that to take an 8-7 lead in Game 2 after dropping the opener, Sindhu didn’t look back. As it turned out, that point is when the momentum swung. Sindhu wouldn’t trail for a single point …

Malaysia Masters: PV Sindhu overcomes slow start, outlasts Busanan Ongbamrungphan in an 88-minute thriller to reach first final in more than a year | Badminton News

It is a rivalry, so to speak, that extends as far back as 2012 but Busanan Ongbamrungphan has never really managed to crack the code against PV Sindhu. Before Saturday, the Thai shuttler had faced Sindhu 18 times and lost 17 of those matches. But in the semifinal of the Malaysia Masters, she came out firing, almost playing with a lightness of feet that comes with a nothing-to-lose attitude. Sindhu might have dominated this Head-to-Head over the last 12 years, but a measure of the difficulties she faced in Kuala Lumpur could be summed up with this stat: it was only in the 49th point of the match that the Indian managed to string together three straight points. But, once she did that to take an 8-7 lead in Game 2 after dropping the opener, Sindhu didn’t look back. As it turned out, that point is when the momentum swung. Sindhu wouldn’t trail for a single point after that, as she won an epic semifinal that lasted 88 minutes 13-21, 21-16, 21-12 to reach her …

Malaysia Masters 2024 Semifinal, PV Sindhu vs Busanan Ongbamrungphan Live Updates: Indian ace looks to enter final | Badminton News

PV Sindhu celebrating her win over Han Yue of China in the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters 2024. (BWF/Badminton Photo) Malaysia Masters: PV Sindhu finds her attacking mojo to overpower China’s World No.6 Han Yue, reach semifinal Winning the quarterfinals 21-13, 14-21, 21-12 at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 against Chinese World No.6 Han Yue, ended a long spell of shed and unshed tears for PV Sindhu. A Top 10 snare is the only currency of legit good form on the badminton circuit, and those marquee wins had vamoozed for Sindhu the last few seasons after the heady days of first being a giant-killer, and then a genuine giant. To understand what a rare Top 6 ranked scalp means to Sindhu, consider the time that’s elapsed since she last won one of those matches. It’s been 2,156 days since she beat Carolina Marin, 1,736 days since she could defeat Tai Tzu Ying and 1,735 days since she scored a win over now Olympic champion, Chen Yu Fei who was twice denied a Worlds final by …

PV Sindhu rediscovers her attacking game, accelerates in the decider to beat China’s World No.6 Han Yue | Badminton News

Winning the quarterfinals 21-13, 14-21, 21-12 at the Malaysian Masters Super 500 against Chinese World No.6 Han Yue, ended a long spell of shed and unshed tears for PV Sindhu. A Top 10 snare is the only currency of legit good form on the badminton circuit, and those marquee wins had vamoozed for Sindhu the last few seasons after the heady days of first being a giant-killer, and then a genuine giant. To understand what a rare Top 6 ranked scalp means to Sindhu, consider the time that’s elapsed since she last won one of those matches. It’s been 2,156 days since she beat Carolina Marin, 1,736 days since she could defeat Tai Tzu Ying and 1,735 days since she scored a win over now Olympic champion, Chen Yu Fei who was twice denied a Worlds final by the Indian in the heydays of 2017-19. Sindhu last beat Akane Yamaguchi 735 days ago, and other former Top 5 regulars Ratchanok Intanon and HeBingjiao last in 2018 and 2022 respectively. She has never beaten Korean An …