PV Sindhu in action at the Malaysia Masters. Image: BWF / Badminton Photo
Malaysia Masters Semi-Final, PV Sindhu vs Busanan Ongbamrungphan Live Score: PV Sindhu registered an 88-minute come-from-behind win against a gritty Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand 13-21, 21-16, 21-12 at the Malaysia Masters in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to reach her first World Tour final in 2024
She will face China’s Wang Zhi Yi in the final on Sunday.
Ongbamrungphan is a very familiar opponent for Sindhu, as they have faced each other 18 times in the past, with the Indian prevailing a whopping 17 times. Sindhu’s only defeat against Busanan, world No 20 currently, came way back in 2019 at the Hong Kong Open. But after a slow start, Sindhu was in danger of losing for the second time. She recovered midway through Game 2, however, to improve the impressive H2H to 18-1.
In the quarterfinals on Friday, the World No. 15 shuttler outwitted Han Yue, ranked sixth, 21-13 14-21 21-12 in a 55-minute match to avenge her loss to the Chinese in their last meeting at the Asia badminton Championships in Ningbo last month.
“The third game was crucial for both of us. From the first rally, I made sure I was in the game focused and didn’t give away easy points. I was in control and I was confident of winning. I’m happy with how I played because I lost our last match. It’s a shame as I was leading, but this is like a sweet revenge,” Sindhu had told BWF after the match against Yue.
Read more about Sindhu’s win against Han Yue here.
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PV Sindhu celebrating her win over Han Yue of China in the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters 2024. (BWF/Badminton Photo)
Malaysia Masters: PV Sindhu finds her attacking mojo to overpower China’s World No.6 Han Yue, reach semifinal
Winning the quarterfinals 21-13, 14-21, 21-12 at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 against Chinese World No.6 Han Yue, ended a long spell of shed and unshed tears for PV Sindhu. A Top 10 snare is the only currency of legit good form on the badminton circuit, and those marquee wins had vamoozed for Sindhu the last few seasons after the heady days of first being a giant-killer, and then a genuine giant.
To understand what a rare Top 6 ranked scalp means to Sindhu, consider the time that’s elapsed since she last won one of those matches. It’s been 2,156 days since she beat Carolina Marin, 1,736 days since she could defeat Tai Tzu Ying and 1,735 days since she scored a win over now Olympic champion, Chen Yu Fei who was twice denied a Worlds final by the Indian in the heydays of 2017-19.
Sindhu last beat Akane Yamaguchi 735 days ago, and other former Top 5 regulars Ratchanok Intanon and He Bingjiao last in 2018 and 2022 respectively. She has never beaten Korean An Se Young. (READ MORE)
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