Picture courtesy: BWF
Birmingham: Reigning world badminton champion PV Sindhu came back from behind to enter the women’s singles semi-finals of the All England Open Championships here on Friday. The Indian posted a hard-fought win over Japanese third seed Akane Yamaguchi.
Sindhu beat Akane 16-21, 21-16, 21-19 in one hour and 16 minutes in the quarterfinal of the Super 1000 tournament.
Fifth seed Sindhu will face sixth seed Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand in the semi-finals.
Earlier, Pornpawee got the better of unseeded Beiwen Zhang of the USA 7-21, 21-13, 21-9 in 38 minutes in another quarterfinal.
However, India’s Lakshya Sen bowed out in the quarter-finals after losing to the Netherlands’ Mark Caljouw 17-21, 21-16, 17-21. The match that lasted 55 minutes saw the end of the Indian challenge in men’s singles.
ALSO READ: Badminton Star PV Sindhu Denies Rift With Family, Coach Pullela Gopichand
Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorm activity with lightning, gusty surface wind and hail may continue in Odisha till… Read More
Bhadrak: Police busted a sex racket operating from a hotel in Odisha's Bhadrak district late… Read More
New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) claimed to have scaled the highest point till… Read More
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Sunday apprehended Assistant Agriculture Officer lock Technology Manager and… Read More
New Delhi: In a revealing account, Elon Musk has shed light on the dramatic circumstances… Read More
Kolkata: With emotions running high well before Indian and Pakistan clash for Champions Trophy in… Read More
This website uses cookies.
