Badminton
Tokyo Olympics: Badminton LIVE Day 7 — PV Sindhu wins quarter final against Akane Yamaguchi, moves into semi finals
Eyeing a semi-final ticket, World no. 7 PV Sindhu is playing against Japan's World No. 5 Akane Yamaguchi, in what is expected to be a heated quarterfinal clash.
PV Sindhu vs Akane Yamaguchi (Source: Getty Images)
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog for Badminton on Day 7 of the Tokyo Olympics.
World No. 7 PV Sindhu, will be the challenge of home favourite, Akane Yamaguchi of Japan, the World No. 5 ace shuttler, who has to be tamed before Sindhu can make it to the semi-finals and possibly clash against World No. 1 Tai Tzu-ying!
With fellow Japanese and 2016 Rio Olympics bronze medallist, Nozomi Okuhara crashing out earlier in the day, Akane Yamaguchi will have added pressure on her to deliver on home soil.
Follow all our LIVE updates here:
Live Updates
- 30 July 2021 9:16 AM GMT
Shift of momentum here? Yamaguchi leads 16-18!
Sindhu makes a few errors here as Yamaguchi takes a two point lead! Steady on, nerves!
- 30 July 2021 9:14 AM GMT
Yamaguchi with the lead at 16-17!
PV Sindhu misses an easy return and hopefully this won't cost her too much! What a match, this is!
