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Badminton Asia Championships LIVE: PV Sindhu loses in semifinal; settles for Bronze — Scores, Results, Updates, Blog, Medal
PV Sindhu will be on the quest to upgrade her medal colour as she takes on Akane Yamaguchi for a place in the finals of the Badminton Asia Championships. Follow LIVE.
PV Sindhu will take on Akane Yamaguchi in the semi-finals of the Badminton Asia Championships 2022 (Source: Twitter/BAC)
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge from the semi-finals of the Badminton Asia Championships 2022!
PV Sindhu is the lone woman standing and she has a stiff challenge to conquer in the form of familiar foe and reigning World Champion Akane Yamaguchi for a place in the finals at Manila, Phillippines.
Interestingly, Sindhu put up a dominant show against her Tokyo bronze match opponent He Bingjiao in the quarters and now she needs to tame Yamaguchi, who she defeated at the quarters of the Olympics.
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Live Updates
- 30 April 2022 6:26 AM GMT
Yamaguchi takes the second game!
That was close, that was very close, but Yamaguchi takes the second game 21-19. Off we go into the decider. A brilliant display of net-play from both players before Sindhu's shot deflected back to her own side. Heartbreak for the Indian, she seemed to have this contest in her pocket but has to reset now.
- 30 April 2022 6:24 AM GMT
Sindhu draws level!
She is angry and she is taking it out with her gameplay is Sindhu. Draws level at 19-19 with a stunning smash and let's out a big roar.
- 30 April 2022 6:22 AM GMT
Yamaguchi takes the lead!
That incident seems to have thrown Sindhu off the track completely. Yamaguchi has a fresh wave of energy and the shots are now flowing from her racquet. The Japanese leads 18-16 in the second game.
- 30 April 2022 6:20 AM GMT
Sindhu versus officials, AGAIN!
PV Sindhu is once again up arguing against the officials. Her service was taken away for not taking too long to get ready and the Indian makes her displeasure felt.
- 30 April 2022 6:16 AM GMT
Crowd getting behind Yamaguchi
The Japanese fans in the crowd are getting right behind Akane Yamaguchi as she tries to fight back. The decibel levels in the court seems to have gone up by a lot all of a sudden.
Sindhu leads 21-13, 14-12
- 30 April 2022 6:14 AM GMT
Yamaguchi closes the gap
Multiple unforced errors from PV Sindhu now and Yamaguchi has closed the gap at 10-12. Sindhu has lost her first challenge of the second game as well. The Japanese is trying her best to cling on.
- 30 April 2022 6:09 AM GMT
11-6
This is sensational from PV Sindhu. She has gone from 1-4 down to 11-6 lead at the mid-game break. Some wonderful net play from the two-time Olympic medallist and Yamaguchi has no clue as to what hit her.
Can Sindhu wrap this up or will Akane Yamaguchi bounce back to push this contest into a decider?
- 30 April 2022 6:05 AM GMT
Sindhu takes the lead
Four consecutive points for Sindhu and Yamaguchi has once again been pushed to the backfoot. The Indian leads 5-4.
- 30 April 2022 6:04 AM GMT
Early lead for Yamaguchi
Akane Yamaguchi seems to have come out like a wounded lion. Some very aggressive display of skills and she has taken a 4-1 lead.
- 30 April 2022 5:59 AM GMT
Sindhu takes the first game
PV Sindhu has pocketed the first game without breaking a sweat. She takes it 21-13 in just 16 minutes as Akane Yamaguchi continues to struggle.
