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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 Edges Past Han Yue To Enter Denmark Open Quarter-Finals

PV Sindhu Edges Past Han Yue To Enter Denmark Open Quarter-Finals

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Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu overcame a sluggish start to defeat world number seven Han Yue of China in a thrilling contest, progressing to the quarterfinals of the Denmark Open Super 750 badminton tournament on Thursday. Sindhu, a former world champion and currently ranked 18th, won 18-21 21-12 21-16 in a second-round match that lasted 63 minutes. This marks her first win over a top-10 player since defeating Han in the Malaysia Masters final in May. With this victory, Sindhu, who is currently working with Anup Sridhar and Lee Hyun-il, extended her head-to-head record against Han to 7-1 in eight encounters. A finalist in the 2015 edition, Sindhu, the lone surviving Indian in the fray, will next face either Indonesia’s Paris Olympic bronze medallist Gregoria Mariska Tunjung or Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt in only her third quarterfinals this year. She had reached the last eight in French Open and Spain Madrid Masters, apart from the finals in Malaysia. Sindhu, who returned medal-less from Paris for the first time in three Olympics, has an overwhelming …

Making a comeback after leading and then trailing in the decider makes Sindhu’s win over World No.7 Han Yue special | Badminton News

Making a comeback after leading and then trailing in the decider makes Sindhu’s win over World No.7 Han Yue special | Badminton News

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Anup Sridhar watched close to 25-30 hours of match footage from the time when PV Sindhu used to “play really well.” Their coaching partnership, alongside the elegant Korean Lee Hyun-il, is scribbled in for a 3-month trial basis at the moment. But Anup was keen to learn every minor detail about what had once clicked for Sindhu. The tiniest of glimpses of that attacking game – circa 2014-2019, flickers of that aggressive intent, were visible on Thursday at the Denmark Open, when the 29-year-old returned to normalcy, which in Sindhu-Universe means taking on, and taking out the latest in-form Chinese. The pre-quarterfinals’ 18-21, 21-12, 21-16 win over World No.7 Han Yue, a winner at Finland’s Arctic Open last week, saw Sindhu give plentiful evidence of attacking play — she was taking the shuttle at the net as high as possible. And unleashing many body-attacks on the Chinese fourth seed from there. It’s generally a harbinger of exciting times. “It’s just the Round of 16, and personally there’s a long way to go before we see …

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

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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 …

Malaysia Masters: PV Sindhu Eases Into Semis After Beating Han Yue

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PV Sindhu defeated Han Yue 13-21, 21-14 and 12-21 in a match that lasted for 55 minutes.© AFP Indian shuttler and two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu moved to the semifinals of the ongoing Malaysia Masters competition on Friday. Sindhu fought against China’s world number 6 shuttler Han Yue in the quarterfinal round. She defeated her Chinese opponent by 13-21, 21-14 and 12-21 in a match that lasted for 55 minutes. Sindhu’s next clash will be against either Putri Kusuma Wardani or Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the semis. In the previous round, Sindhu beat South Korea’s Sim Yu Jin. She won by 21-13, 12-21 and 21-14. The match lasted for 59 minutes. In the other match, the 24-year-old Ashmita Chaliha ranked world number 53, suffered a defeat against Zhang Yi Man by 21-10, and 21-15 of China in a match that lasted for 30 minutes. While Chaliha made her place in the quarterfinal after beating USA’s Beiwen Zhang by 21-19, 16-21, 21-12 in a 43-minute match. Earlier in the tournament, the Indian women’s doubles duo …

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 …