Sindhu tops Group A at World Superseries Finals

Indianshuttler PV Sindhu registered the third consecutive win to top thewomen’s singles of Group A in the World Superseries Finals at theHamadan Sports Complex here yesterday.Olympic medallist Sindhu eased past world No.3 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan 21-9, 21-13 in 36 minutes.Cominginto the match, both Sindhu and Yamaguchi had already secured theirpositions in the semi-finals, eliminating the other two players in thegroup, Japanese Sayaka Sato and China’s He Bingjiao.“Happy to winthe match today and top the group..waiting for the draw to be outtonight (sic),” Sindhu wrote on Twitter after her game.Sayaka defeated Bingjiao 21-18, 21-16 in 32 minutes to get a consolation win.FromGroup B, Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon and Chen Yufei of China werethrough to the semi-finals. Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying and SouthKorean Sung ji Hyun were eliminated.Indian men’s singles starKidambi Srikanth lost to Chinese Shi Yuqi 17-21, 21-19, 14-21 in an hourand 14 minutes. It was Srikanth’s third consecutive defeat which makesit 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.