BWF World C’ships | Day 5: PV Sindhu Beats Okuhara, Enters Semis

Highlights from Day 5 of the Badminton World Championships in Nanjing in China.

• PV Sindhu beat Nozomi Okuhara to enter the semi-finals.
  
• Sai Praneeth crashes out after losing against Kento Momota in quarters.
  
• Saina Nehwal loses against Carolina Marin in quarters.
  
• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa make a quarter-final exit after losing to Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong in mixed doubles.

SINDHU ADVANCES TO SEMIS!

Sindhu beat Okuhara 21-17, 21-19 to reach the semi-finals of the BWF World Championships. The highlight of the match was Sindhu’s comebacks, apart from the series of rally.

In the semis, third-seed Sindhu will meet second-seed Akane Yamaguchi from Japan.

In earlier editions, Sindhu has two bronze medals and a silver medal from three appearances. But this time she would like to win the Gold.

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Sindhu-Okuhara Playing a Thriller

Sindhu making good use of her height to smash some deep shots. But Okuhara not giving up. The score is tied 17-17 in the second game

Sindhu Not Giving Up

After going 5-0 up, unforced errors from Okuhara let Sindhu level 11-11 in the second game. Great comeback by Sindhu. In the process, Sindhu took five consecutive points.

Okuhara Takes 3-point Lead

At halfway mark in the second game, Okuhara lead 11-8 against Sindhu.