Sindhu
registered
a
thrilling
win
over
China’s
He
Bing
Jiao
in
the
women’s
singles
quarterfinals
and
assured
herself
a
medal
in
the
continental
championships,
which
is
making
a
return
after
a
gap
of
two
years
due
to
the
Covid-19
pandemic.
The
fourth-seeded
Sindhu,
who
had
claimed
a
bronze
in
the
2014
Gimcheon
edition,
got
the
better
of
the
fifth-seeded
Chinese
21-9
13-21
21-19
in
a
quarterfinal
match
that
lasted
an
hour
and
16
minutes.
World
number
7
Sindhu
came
into
the
match
with
a
7-9
head-to-head
record
against
Bing
Jiao,
whom
she
has
beaten
twice
in
the
last
two
meetings.
Sindhu
galloped
to
11-2
lead
in
no
time
and
then
kept
things
under
her
firm
grip
to
take
a
1-0
lead
in
the
match.
Bing
Jiao
came
back
strongly
after
the
change
of
sides,
moving
to
6-4
lead
before
managing
a
slender
11-10
advantage.
After
the
break,
the
Chinese
reeled
off
five
points
on
the
trot
to
grab
a
19-12
lead
to
eventually
roar
back
into
the
contest.
In
the
decider,
it
was
2-2
early
on
but
Sindhu
unleashed
her
cross-court
smashes
to
gather
points,
moving
to
a
massive
11-5
lead
going
into
the
final
change
of
ends.
Bing
Jiao,
however,
scripted
a
recovery
after
the
interval
to
narrow
down
the
deficit
to
15-16
as
Sindhu
let
the
momentum
slip
despite
being
15-9
up
at
one
stage.
It
was
18-16
next
with
Sindhu’s
slice
going
to
the
net.
The
Indian
then
unleashed
a
body
smash
before
grabbing
four
match
points
with
Bing
Jiao
erring
on
the
backcourt.
The
Chinese
saved
three
match
points
before
Sindhu
prevailed.
Sindhu
will
now
face
Japan’s
Akane
Yamaguchi
–
who
top
seed
–
in
the
semi-finals
on
Saturday
(April
30).
![Satwik Chirag pair bows out Satwik Chirag pair bows out](https://www.mykhel.com/img/2022/04/satwik-rankireddy-chirag-shetty-badminton-1651242976.jpg)
Satwik-Chirag
lose,
India’s
doubles
campaign
ends
The
third-seeded
Indian
doubles
pair
of
Satwik
and
Chirag
lost
by
21-12,
14-21,
16-21
to
the
Malaysian
duo
of
Aaron
Chia
and
Soh
Wooi
Yik.
Chia-Soh
pair
are
the
Tokyo
2020
bronze
medallists
and
they
extended
their
winning
streak
to
4-0
against
the
Indians.
The
Indian
pair
was
no
match
to
the
Malaysians
in
the
first
game
but
make
a
strong
comeback
in
the
second
to
take
it
to
the
decider
but
the
duo
the
world
number
seven
pair
committed
several
errors
which
cost
them
the
match.
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