Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu made a major leap in the direction of clinching the title on the Malaysia Masters by advancing to the semifinals with a hard-fought victory over prime seed Han Yue of China on Friday.
World No. 15 Sindhu overcame a mid-match stoop to defeat the sixth-ranked Han with scores of 21-13, 14-21, 21-12 in a 55-minute quarterfinal match, avenging her latest loss to the Chinese language participant on the Asia Badminton Championships in Ningbo final month.
Sindhu, a former world champion, will face both Indonesia’s Putri Kusuma Wardani or Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan within the semifinals.
In different outcomes, Ashmita Chaliha‘s spectacular run ended within the quarterfinals with a 10-21, 15-21 loss to sixth seed Zhang Yi Man of China.
Sindhu, who final claimed victory on the Singapore Open in 2022, demonstrated her prowess through the 55-minute encounter. She pulled forward from a 3-Three tie within the opening recreation to safe an 11-5 lead on the interval.
The Chinese language participant closed the hole to 13-16, however Sindhu then scored 5 consecutive factors to clinch the opening recreation.
Han responded strongly within the second recreation, taking a 5-Zero lead and lengthening it to a commanding 15-2. Regardless of a valiant effort from Sindhu, Han comfortably pressured a deciding recreation.
Within the third recreation, Sindhu regained management, opening up an 11-Three lead on the interval, which proved insurmountable for Han as Sindhu sealed the victory.
World No. 15 Sindhu overcame a mid-match stoop to defeat the sixth-ranked Han with scores of 21-13, 14-21, 21-12 in a 55-minute quarterfinal match, avenging her latest loss to the Chinese language participant on the Asia Badminton Championships in Ningbo final month.
Sindhu, a former world champion, will face both Indonesia’s Putri Kusuma Wardani or Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan within the semifinals.
In different outcomes, Ashmita Chaliha‘s spectacular run ended within the quarterfinals with a 10-21, 15-21 loss to sixth seed Zhang Yi Man of China.
Sindhu, who final claimed victory on the Singapore Open in 2022, demonstrated her prowess through the 55-minute encounter. She pulled forward from a 3-Three tie within the opening recreation to safe an 11-5 lead on the interval.
The Chinese language participant closed the hole to 13-16, however Sindhu then scored 5 consecutive factors to clinch the opening recreation.
Han responded strongly within the second recreation, taking a 5-Zero lead and lengthening it to a commanding 15-2. Regardless of a valiant effort from Sindhu, Han comfortably pressured a deciding recreation.
Within the third recreation, Sindhu regained management, opening up an 11-Three lead on the interval, which proved insurmountable for Han as Sindhu sealed the victory.