PV Sindhu reaches BWF World Championship quarters, stuns world no. 2 Wang Zhiyi
New Delhi: Two-time Olympic medal winner PV Sindhu surprised second-seeded Wang Zhiyi on Thursday by winning in two straight sets at the BWF World Championships, securing her place in the quarterfinals.
What happened before when both star athletes came face-to-face?
Talking about both PV Sindhu and Wang Zhiyi, after two easy wins against lesser-known players, PV Sindhu wasn’t the favourite against Wang, who had recently won the China Open last month.
What happened in the match?
PV Sindhu, a five-time World Championships medallist, made a good start with stunning, sharp attacks to take the opening game 21-19, while Wang Wang seemed slow and less aggressive in her responses. Sindhu kept up her rhythm in the second set to finish the match and improve her overall record against Wang to 3-2.
What are the upcoming challenges for PV Sindhu?
Star badminton player PV Sindhu will now face world number nine Putri Kusuma Wardani of Indonesia in the quarterfinals as she aims for just one win to bag a record-equalling sixth World Championship medal.
With this win, Sindhu continued her impressive run against Chinese players at the World Championships. In previous years, she has beaten top names like London Olympic silver medallist Wang Yihan (2013), Wang Shixian (2014), Li Xuerui (2015), Sun Yu (2017), and Chen Yufei (2017 and 2019).
Story Highlights
- PV Sindhu beat Wang Zhiyi to reach the quarter-finals.
- Sindhu continued her impressive run against Chinese players at the World Championships.
- PV Sindhu is a five-time World Championships medallist.
- PV Sindhu eyes a win in the quarter-finals.