P V Sindhu makes it to the Open Badminton finals, halts Intanon in semi-finals

NewsBharati    04-Feb-2018
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New Delhi, February 4: Leading on the path to grab the grand trophy, Pusarla Venkata Sindhu of India stormed into the final of the India Open badminton tournament Saturday to set up a title clash with American Beiwen Zhang in New Delhi.

 

Top seeding and defending champion; P V Sindhu defeated the third placed Thai Ratchanok Intanon in straight games, 21-13, 21-15 in the semi-finals. Currently Sindhu leading head to head with a record of 3-1, Sindhu will be seen playing against American Beiwan Zhang in the fifth seed heading today. It will be the fifth meeting between Sindhu and Zhang.

The lanky Sindhu displayed admirable maturity against former world No.1 Intanon in the last-four encounter, as she dominated proceedings in front of a raucous home crowd. Earlier, in the fifthseed Zhang had a tough outing against Cheung Ngan Yi of Hong Kong but prevailed 14-21, 21-12, 21-19.

The tournament also saw top women shuttlers wane away with India's Saina Nehwal and Carolina Marin of Spain losing out in the quarter-finals.