Badminton Asia Championships: PV Sindhu beats He Bing Jiao to reach semifinal
Manila (Philippines), April 29: Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu on Friday defeated He Bing Jiao of China to reach the semi-finals of the women's singles at the Badminton Asia Championships.
Sindhu, who won a bronze medal at the 2014 Asia Championships in Gimcheon defeated He Bing Jiao 21-9, 13-21, 21-19, securing a bronze medal in a one-hour and 16 minutes thriller.
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Earlier, PV Sindhu beat Singapore's Yue Yann Jaslyn Hooi in straight games to reach the quarter-finals of the women's singles at the Badminton Asia Championships last Thursday where she beat her opponent 21-16 21-16 in 42 minutes.
Later in the day, the World No. 7 and the third-seeded duo of Satwik-Chirag will face the fifth-seeded Malaysian pair of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik for a spot in the semi-finals.
Today's men's singles match will put Kidambi Srikanth against China's Weng Hong Yang.
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-PTC News
