BWF World Championships: PV Sindhu lets the shuttle talk in Paris | Badminton News – The Times of India

PV Sindhu, who struggled to find her rhythm in the first two rounds, hit top form on Thursday. The World Champion 2019 looked in full control when she eliminated the second seed Wang Zhi from China in straight matches and entered the quarterfinals of the ladies singles in the BWF world championships in Paris. Sindhu, now at No. 15 in the world, recently registered one of her best victories to shock the two-time Asian champion 21-19, 21-15 in 48 minutes. Making the last stage was also the Indian mixed Doubles couple Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto. They screened a sensational Come-Van-Behind victory against fifth seeds Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet van Hong Kong China 19-21, 21-12, 21-15. These victories brought the Indian camp a lot of joy after the heartbreaking loss of HS Prannoy on Wednesday evening. The Indian veteran failed to benefit two match points before he went down against other Antonsen van Denmark, ranked no. 2. The Bronze-Medallist of the 2023 World Championship bravely fought for almost an hour and a half before he lost 8-21, 21-17, 21-23. The fourth day of the competition was sure of Sindhu. The five-fold medal winner of the world championships started at a peak and went into the first mid-game break with a handy five-point lead (11-6). The 25-year-old Chinese bounced back and moved to a 19-17 lead. The Lange Hyderabadi showed its resilience and took four consecutive points to reach the game on 21-19. In the second game, 30-year-old Sindhu did not allow the Chinese to take early lead when she enjoyed the identical score of 11-6 on the way to the break. Wang took four straight points to make a strong recovery. Sindhu then dominated her rival to close the game on 21-15. A marathon 57-shot rally tested Sindhu, but she got control back with decisive attacking game. Sindhu will lock Hoorns with world no. 9 Putri Kusuma Wardani of Indonesia on Friday. Sindhu has confronted her four times and won twice. Sindhu is now only a victory removed from obtaining a record-similar sixth world championships medal. “When I got up the field, she was like any other player for me. I knew it would not be easy from the first round in the world championship. You have to fight for every point, every rally. I wanted to give my 100 percent,” Sindhu said after the game. “Of course, Wang is a very good athlete, but that was not in my mind. I just had to be consistent and keep the shuttle in, “said Sindhu. Sindhu thus expanded her remarkable record against Chinese shuttlers in the worlds until 8-0, after he had previously defeated Wang Yihan (2013), Wang Shixian (2014), Li Xuerui (2015), Sun Yu (2017) and Chen Yufei (2017 and 2019) in previous editions. “It’s just one game at the same time for me. I have to come back much stronger tomorrow and be prepared for everything,” she added. In the mixed Doubles, Dhuv and Kapila regretted with confidence after admitting the opening match. They dominated the second game and took the momentum to the decision maker. The big victory has now set up a quarter -final collision with a high bet against fourth seeds Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei from Malaysia. “We had a rough run a few months ago. I think we are building together step by step. Slowly, we slowly get there. Really happy with the way we played today,” Tanisha said. “We are better prepared this time. We never gave up in the game at any time. Even after we lost the first game, we didn’t let it get us. We fought even harder back in the second and third,” Tanisha said.