Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 9 (ANI): Indian star shuttler PV Sindhu reached the semifinals of the continuing Malaysia Open 2026 as third seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan retired damage after shedding the opening sport 21-11, giving Sindhu a semis spot a day after she performed a strong match to beat eighth seed Tomoka Miyazaki, in line with ESPN.
Sindhu’s win towards Yamaguchi means she is going to now face the winner of the match between China’s Wang Zhiyi and Indonesia’s PK Wardani, who will sq. off afterward Friday.
PV Sindhu, ranked 18, had outplayed eighth seed Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan to guide her place within the ultimate eight of the continuing Badminton World Federation (BWF) Super 1000 occasion.
India’s two-time Olympic medallist, PV Sindhu, defeated world No. 33 Sung Shuo-yun of Chinese Taipei 21-13, 22-20 earlier to advance to the second spherical in her first-round match. Sindhu dominated the opening sport, 21-8, and maintained momentum to seal the match 21-13 within the second sport.
While Sindhu superior to the semis, India’s males’s singles star Lakshya Sen crashed out of the Malaysia Open, shedding to Hong Kong’s Lee Cheuk Yiu within the singles pre-quarterfinals on the Stadium Axiata Arena on Thursday.
Lakshya Sen, thirteenth within the badminton rankings, misplaced 22-20, 21-15 towards world No. 18 Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong, China, in 53 minutes, as per Olympics.com.
The 24-year-old Indian shuttler had a promising begin, main 11-9 on the interval and even holding 4 sport factors within the opening sport. However, Lee Cheuk Yiu’s six consecutive factors turned the tide, and he took the opener in a tie-break. Sen could not get well, shedding the second sport as nicely.
This was Lakshya Sen’s third defeat in 5 matches towards Lee Cheuk Yiu.
Eyes may also be on India’s star duo, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who shall be dealing with off towards Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri within the males’s doubles quarterfinals. (ANI)