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All England Open 2021 LIVE: PV Sindhu Semifinal Live Updates, Score, Results, Reactions
All the latest updates from PV Sindhu's All-England Badminton Open semi-final match against Pornpawee Chochuwong.
PV Sindhu came back from one game down to beat Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 16-21, 21-16, 21-19 in the quarterfinal of the 2021 All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham on Friday. The reigning World Champion PV Sindhu will now face Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong in the semi-finals.
Welcome to our badminton Live Blog where we will bring all the updates from the 2021 All England Open semi-finals:
Live Updates
- 20 March 2021 9:59 AM GMT
Live action will be resuming shortly at the Geoff Rofe Court with Sindhu's clash against Chochuwong is the third match of the day after a women's doubles semi-final and a men's doubles semi-final. Stay tuned as we bring to you all updates from the All England Open.
- 20 March 2021 7:44 AM GMT
Happy to be on the winning side — Sindhu
"I am playing against her after quite a long time, I think 2019. We haven't played at all. I'm sure she would have trained very hard. Today's match was a good, tough long match I would say. In the first game, I was making a lot of errors and hitting them out because I was on the side with the stronger drift. The second game, it was in my favour. A lot of long rallies. It was important to get that second game. In the third game, it was very crucial. My coach was very supportive, he was making sure I controlled the shuttle well. Each point was very important. Overall, it was anybody's game but I am happy to be on the winning side."
- 20 March 2021 7:41 AM GMT
PV Sindhu's semi-finals record since 2017 —
Some interesting stats from ESPN's Mohit Shah.
.@Pvsindhu1's semifinals record since 2017:
— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) March 20, 2021
Played 20
Won 15
Lost 5
Quite outstanding @BAI_Media #AllEngland2021 - 20 March 2021 6:40 AM GMT
PV Sindhu vs Pornpawee Chochuwong
In the semifinals, PV Sindhu will face Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong against whom the Indian has a 4-1 head-to-head record. The two shuttlers last faced at the 2021 BWF World Tour final where she won in straight games 21-18, 21-15. The only time Pornpawee beat PV Sindhu was in the 2019 China Open when the Indian lost to Chochuwong 12-21, 21-13, 19-21 in just 58 minutes.
- 20 March 2021 6:00 AM GMT
What happened yesterday?
In case you missed yesterday's world-class display of badminton from PV Sindhu and Akane Yamaguchi, you can check our live blog here.