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Malaysia Masters: PV Sindhu edges past Busanan Ongbamrungphan in semis to reach final - Highlights
Catch the highlights of PV Sindhu's win over Busanan Ongbamrungphan in an epic 88-minute battle in the semifinal at the Malaysia Masters in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
PV Sindhu will play her first semifinal of the year at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 in Kuala Lumpur on May 25, 2024.
Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, reached her first final on the BWF World Tour since losing to Gregori Mariska Tunjung in straight games at the Madrid Spain Masters final in April last year.
On Saturday, Sindhu prevailed against Busanan Ongbamrungphan at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 after losing the opening game. Sindhu made a comeback in the second game and eventually prevailed 13-21, 21-16, 21-12 in an 88-minute battle.
Following this win, Sindhu extended her head-to-head record against Busanan to 18-1.
Busanan who last won against the Indian shuttler in 2019. While Sindhu beat the top seed, Han Yue in the semis, Busanan defeated Putri Kusuma Wardani of Indonesia.
Sindhu will face Wang Zhi Yi in the final tomorrow. Zhi Yi beat Zhang Yi Min 21-9, 21-11 in the other semifinal clash.
Catch highlights:
Live Updates
- 25 May 2024 7:33 AM GMT
Sindhu vs Busanan
Busanan wins the first point as Sindhu let her toss fall in.
- 25 May 2024 7:24 AM GMT
PV Sindhu steps into Court 1
PV Sindhu and Busanan Ongbamrungphan step into Court 1 Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur for the women's singles semifinal clash.
- 25 May 2024 7:07 AM GMT
Head-to-Head: PV Sindhu vs Busanan Ongbamrungphan
PV Sindhu and Busanan Ongbamrungphan played each other 18 times. Their first meeting came way back in 2012 when Sindhu won a three-gamer.
Sindhu has since been the dominant player and won 17 times. The Indian player's only defeat came in the second round of the Hong Kong Open in 2019 when Busanan won a three-gamer.
They have not met each other since August 2022 and Sindhu has been on a seven-match unbeaten streak against Busanan. Will she extend her streak today?
- 25 May 2024 6:08 AM GMT
PV Sindhu at Malaysia Masters
Round of 32: Beat Kirsty Gilmour 21-17, 21-16 in 46 minutes
Round of 16: Beat Sim Yu Jin 21-13, 12-21, 21-14 in 59 minutes
Quarterfinal: Beat Han Yue 21-13, 14-21, 21-12 in 55 minutes
- 25 May 2024 6:06 AM GMT
Busanan Ongbamrungphan at Malaysia Masters
Round of 32: Beat Line Hojmark Kjærsfeldt 21-12, 14-21, 21-16 in 60 minutes
Round of 16: Beat Goh Jin Wei 21-10, 21-14 in 37 minutes
Pre-quarterfinal: Beat Putri Kusuma Wardani 21-12, 21-23, 21-16 in 74 minutes
- 25 May 2024 4:50 AM GMT
Hello and welcome
Welcome to our live blog for PV Sindhu's semifinal clash against Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the Malaysia Masters Super 500 semifinal.
