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Malaysia Masters: Sindhu, Ashmita into quarters; Treesa-Gayatri exits - Highlights
Catch the highlights of second round matches at Malaysia Masters Super 500 in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
PV Sindhu in action at second round of Malaysia Masters 2024 (FILE PHOTO)
On the third day of the Malaysia Masters Super 500, star shuttler PV Sindhu were in action for her second round match against Sim Yu Jin of South Korea on Thursday.
On the other hand, Ashmita Chaliha and Kiran George played out their respective round of 16 matches. In women doubles, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand exited after losing against Chinese Taipei paring of Sung and Yu.
As it happened:
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- 23 May 2024 7:43 AM GMT
The second game starts with a close fight between the two pairs
Game-2: Tressa-Gayatri 7-5 Sung-Yu
- 23 May 2024 7:37 AM GMT
Treesa-Gayatri drops the first game despite leading the most part of the game
Game-1: Tressa-Gayatri 18-21 Sung-Yu
- 23 May 2024 7:36 AM GMT
Four straight points on trot for the Chinese Taipei
Game-1: Tressa-Gayatri 18-19 Sung-Yu
- 23 May 2024 7:33 AM GMT
Game-1: Tressa-Gayatri 15-14 Sung-Yu
The errors continue floating in from both the pairs but the Indians still maintaining a good two point lead.
- 23 May 2024 7:27 AM GMT
Game-1: Tressa-Gayatri 11-10 Sung-Yu
Chinese Taipei fought back themselves in the game after couple of errors from Indian pair, but they hit the shuttle to the net and went into Mid-game interval as the second best.
- 23 May 2024 7:22 AM GMT
Game-1: Tressa-Gayatri 7-4 Sung-Yu
The young Indian doubles pair has a solid start to the game with an early lead using their full strength powerful smashes
- 23 May 2024 6:33 AM GMT
Game 3: P.V Sindhu 21-14 Sim Y.J, Sindhu storms into the last eight!
Sindhu gets past Sim Yu Jin and goes into the quarter finals after a very tough encounter against Sim Yu Jin!
After the first game, everyone would have thought this would be another regulation game for Sindhu but Sim Yu Jin showed tremendous bravery and outclassed Sindhu in game 2.
Game 3 was fought extremely closely but since the break, Sindhu used her experience and took Sim out completely.
Sim Yu Jin can hold her head up high for the bravery she showed but it is Sindhu who moves into the final eight of the Malaysian Masters.
- 23 May 2024 6:29 AM GMT
Game 3: P.V Sindhu 18-14 Sim Y.J, Sindhu within touching distance!
Sindhu is tightening the screws on Sim Yu Jin and is just 3 points from taking the match.
- 23 May 2024 6:27 AM GMT
Game 3: P.V Sindhu 14-12 Sim Y.J, Sim says "Not yet".
Sim Yu Jin is battling it out with everything and Sindhu is not backing down either. This is exhilarating stuff from two of the best shuttlers around!
- 23 May 2024 6:25 AM GMT
Game 3: P.V Sindhu 13-9 Sim Y.J, Sindhu is bringing the heat!
Looks like Sindhu has rediscovered her best self and is taking Sim for a spin! Can she hold this momentum?
