The
two-time
Olympic
medallist
Sindhu
booked
her
semi-final
berth
following
a
closely
contested
quarter-final
match
against
fifth-seed
He
Bing
Jiao
of
China.
Sindhu
defeated
the
Chinese
shuttler
21-9,
13-21,
21-19,
in
the
last
8
match
that
lasted
for
an
hour
and
16
minutes.
In
the
earlier
rounds,
fourth-seeded
Sindhu
had
to
fight
hard
to
get
past
Chinese
Taipei’s
Pai
Yu-po
(18-21,
27-25,
21-9)
in
the
first
round.
In
the
second
round,
however,
Sindhu
had
it
a
little
easy,
getting
past
Singapore’s
Jaslyn
Hooi
in
straight
games
(21-16,
21-16).
Badminton
Asia
Championships:
PV
Sindhu
assures
medal
by
entering
semis;
Satwik-Chirag
bow
out
Top-seeded
Yamaguchi,
on
the
other
hand,
reached
the
semi-finals
following
a
close
encounter
against
sixth-seeded
Pornpawee
Chochuwong
of
Thailand.
The
Japanese
shuttler
came
from
a
game
down
to
beat
the
Thai
9-21,
21-15,
21-17
in
the
last
8
match.
Earlier,
the
Japanese
secured
a
straight
games
(21-15,
21-9)
win
over
Sindhu’s
compatriot
Akarshi
Kashyap
in
the
first
round
and
followed
that
with
a
closely
contested
(21-23,
21-9,
21-19)
win
over
Indonesia’s
Komang
Ayu
Chaya
Dewi.
Now,
Sindhu
will
be
up
against
an
opponent
who
she
has
had
a
fair
share
of
success.
The
former
World
Champion
from
India
has
defeated
the
current
World
Champion
in
13
of
their
21
meetings
so
far.
Sindhu
ousted
Yamaguchi
at
the
BWF
World
Tour
Finals
in
their
most
recent
meeting.
The
winner
of
Sindhu
vs
Yamaguchi
will
face
the
winner
of
An
Se
Young
vs
Wang
Zhi
Yi
in
the
final
of
the
women’s
singles
match
on
Sunday
(May
1).
Ahead
of
the
semi-final
clash,
we
take
a
look
at
the
timing
and
live
streaming
information
for
PV
Sindhu
vs
Akane
Yamaguchi
Badminton
Asia
Championships
2022
Final:
What
time
is
PV
Sindhu
vs
Akane
Yamaguchi
Badminton
Asia
Championships
2022?
There
will
be
10
semi-final
matches
taking
place
on
Saturday
(April
30),
including
the
women’s
singles
semi-finals,
which
will
start
after
11:30
AM
IST.
The
mixed
and
women’s
doubles
semi-finals
will
kick
off
the
day’s
schedule
at
1
PM
Local
Time
(10:30
AM
IST).
When
is
the
women’s
singles
semi-final
PV
Sindhu
vs
Akane
Yamaguchi
scheduled
to
take
place?
The
women’s
singles
semi-final
between
PV
Sindhu
and
Akane
Yamaguchi
is
scheduled
for
the
second
match
of
the
day
on
Court
2,
and
will
start
after
the
mixed
doubles
semi-finals.
The
match
may
start
around
11:15
AM
IST
(tentatively).
How
to
watch
PV
Sindhu
vs
Akane
Yamaguchi
Badminton
Asia
Championships
2022
Final
in
India?
Sony
TEN
2
will
telecast
the
semi-final
live,
while
fans
in
India
can
also
live
stream
the
event
using
Sony
LIV
from
10:30
AM
IST
on
April
30,
while
PV
Sindhu’s
match
may
start
around
11:30
AM
IST
(approximately).
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