PV Sindhu continued his brilliant form in the semi finals by beating He Bing Jao of Chinaof Korean Open Super Series played at Seoul today.
It was an excellent performance by Sindhu who showed great fight after losing the second set. The match was a thrilling one with both players fighting for each point.
In the first game, PV Sindhu made an aggressive start taking 5-0 lead. The World Championship silver medallist showed her power and never allowed the Chinese player to comeback into the game.
At the mid game interval, Sindhu led 11-4. Coming back from interval, Sindhu showed her domination and won the first game easily by 21-10.
The second game also began well for Sindhu taking an early 2-0 lead. He Bingjao then equalled the score at 2-2.
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It was a good display of badminton by the World Championship silver medallist to continue her dominance to lead 11-6 at the interval. After the interval, the Chinese young player reduced the gap to 10-12.
Sindhu then took a 15-12 lead before the He Bingjao made a brilliant comeback after Sindhu made lots of mistakes. The Chinese player won the second set 21-17 to force the match into the decider.
It was a neck to neck game in the third game with both players fighting for each point. PV Sindhu took a 7-4 lead. The Chinese He Bingjao played excellent badminton to level the scores at 9-9. At the interval, Sindhu led 11-9. After the interval, both players fought for each point.
Sindhu showed her aggression and played with positive intent not allowing the Chinese player a chance. Sindhu won the third set 21-16.
PV Sindhu will face Nozomi Okuhara in the finals tomorrow. It will be the repeat of finals of recently concluded World Championships.
Results
PV Sindhu defeated HE Bingjao- 21-10,17-21,21-16.
Here are the Twitter reactions from Sindhu’s semi final victory.
https://twitter.com/StarSportsIndia/status/908948917693435904
https://twitter.com/ArunbuddyAP/status/908952721637597184
