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Kuala Lumpur, May 25: Indian badminton player PV Sindhu who is also a two-time Olympic medalist, advanced to the finals of the Malaysia Masters tournament on Saturday.
She defeated Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan in a thrilling match to earn a chance at the Malaysia Masters title.
In a marathon semifinal that lasted 88 minutes, fifth seed Sindhu who hasn’t won a championship in the last two years came back to defeat world number 20 Busanan 13-21 21-16 21-12 in order to get closer to the BWF World Tour Super 500 title.
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Yesterday, in the quarterfinals, Sindhu faced off against Han Yue, the sixth-ranked shuttler in the world, from China. In a 55-minute match, she triumphed over her Chinese opponent 13-21, 21-14, and 12-21.
PV Sindhu has won the women’s singles title at the competition twice, in 2013 and 2016, while Saina Nehwal claimed the title in 2017.
Sindhu clinched victory at the 2022 Singapore Open and secured the runner-up position at last year’s Madrid Spain Masters.
