Indian
shuttler PV Sindhu registered the third consecutive win to top the
women’s singles of Group A in the World Superseries Finals at the
Hamadan Sports Complex here yesterday.
Olympic medallist Sindhu eased past world No.3 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan 21-9, 21-13 in 36 minutes.
Coming
into the match, both Sindhu and Yamaguchi had already secured their
positions in the semi-finals, eliminating the other two players in the
group, Japanese Sayaka Sato and China’s He Bingjiao.
“Happy to win
the match today and top the group..waiting for the draw to be out
tonight (sic),” Sindhu wrote on Twitter after her game.
Sayaka defeated Bingjiao 21-18, 21-16 in 32 minutes to get a consolation win.
From
Group B, Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon and Chen Yufei of China were
through to the semi-finals. Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying and South
Korean Sung ji Hyun were eliminated.
Indian men’s singles star
Kidambi Srikanth lost to Chinese Shi Yuqi 17-21, 21-19, 14-21 in an hour
and 14 minutes. It was Srikanth’s third consecutive defeat which makes
it an unforgettable maiden outing for him.
Viktor Axelsen of Denmark and Yuqi advanced to the semi-finals from this group.
In the other group, Malaysian veteran Lee Chong Wei and South Korean Son Wan Ho moved into the last four stage.
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