Asian Badminton Championship LIVE -Yamugachi beats Sindhu: Top seed Akane Yamaguchi proved too good for Indian ace shuttler PV Sindhu in the semifinals. She came from behind to win the next two sets and enter the finals. With the result, Sindhu & India’s hopes of a gold medal come to an end. However, she will finish the tournament with a medal. Follow InsideSport.IN for more updates.
Akane Yamaguchi lost the opening set 21-13 in a one-sided battle. She then sealed the second set that went down the wire 21-19. Sindhu apparently lost the fuel in the decider as Yamaguchi ensured she booked a berth in the finals. Yamaguchi will next play the winner of Zhi Yi Wang vs An SeYoung in the finals.
Asian Badminton Championship LIVE: Akane Yamaguchi beats PV Sindhu after 3-set EPIC to enter FINALS- check Sindhu vs Yamaguchi Highlights
Asian Badminton Semifinals LIVE – Women Singles
- PV Sindhu (4) LOST to Akane Yamaguchi (1) – 21-13, 19-21, 16-21
- Wang Zhi Yi vs An SeYoung (2)
Asian Badminton Championship LIVE: Akane Yamaguchi beats PV Sindhu after 3-set EPIC to enter FINALS- check Sindhu vs Yamaguchi Highlights
3rd set
- 21-16 YAMAGUCHI IN FINALS
- 19-14 to Yamaguchi, a couple of shots away from making it to the finals
- 12-15 to Sindhu, she is trying to create a chance for herself
- 14-9 to Yamaguchi, she is sailing on with the lead; the winner will play FINALS
- 11-7 to Yamaguchi, timely comeback from top seed with 4 points lead
- 7-9 to Sindhu, a couple of reviews went right for Sindhu as India’s hope for gold still alive
- 6-7 to Sindhu, signs of a champion from ace Indian shuttler, she keeps pressing on Yamaguchi
- 4-6 to Sindhu, she comes back in full flow with the crowd roaring behind her
- 6-1 to Yamaguchi, front hand display from the two players with Japanese on top
- 3-0 to Yamaguchi, Sindhu is falling behind at the start of deciding set
2nd set
- 21-19 to Yamaguchi, STAYS ALIVE after second set
- 19-19 to Sindhu, top badminton on display as Sindhu finds an opportunity to level up
- 18-16 to Yamaguchi, good stuff from her as she dominates Sindhu
- 15-15 to Yamaguchi, the game is drifting away from Sindhu as Yamaguchi fightback
- Sindhu gets angry at the chair umpire and referee
- 10-12 to Yamaguchi, a rally of points for Japanese as she came firing all cylinders
- 12-7 to Sindhu, PV Sindhu still 5 points clear of Yamaguchi in an intense second set
- 11-6 to Sindhu, frustrating for Yamaguchi, she is making a lot of unforced errors
- 6-8 to Yamaguchi, brilliant feet moment from Japanese player, making Sindhu work for points at the arena.
- 7-4 to Sindhu, a brilliant turnaround from Indian ace shuttler
- 4-1 to Yamaguchi, the tide has towards Yamaguchi’s favour, Can she take it to 3rd set?
1st set
- 21-13, FIRST SET to PV SINDHU
- 17-11 to Sindhu, Yamaguchi is running out of points for this game to play with
- 15-9 to Sindhu, the crowd is roaring behind PV Sindhu with all to play for finals.
- 6-12 to Yamaguchi, World No.2 impresses with top forehand display but still lags behind by a double margin
- 10-5 to Sindhu, brilliant from Sindhu, pressing hard to gain a psychological advantage in the knockout stages of the tournament
- 4-8 to Yamaguchi, a couple of quick points to keep Japanese in the hunt
- 7-2 to Sindhu, Yamaguchi on backfoot with an excellent display of backhand and front hand display from Sindhu
- 5-2 to Sindhu, a rally of points or ace India shuttler, she came firing all cylinders
- 2-2 to Yamaguchi, nice built up for the semifinals clash as Yamaguchi levels up
- 2-0 to PV Sindhu, early lead for double Olympic medallist as Yamaguchi looks shaky at the start.
- Japanese Akane Yamaguchi starts the service in the opening set.
- The two players are undergoing a 3-minute practice ahead of face-off.
- PV Sindhu & Akane Yamaguchi gets rousing reception as they take court for semifinals clash.
Asian Badminton Semifinals LIVE: Sindhu defeated Bingjiao 21-9,13-21,21-19 in the quarterfinals.
Yamugachi on the other hand clinched a come-from-behind victory against Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwang to enter the Semifinals.
Sindhu is the only remaining Indian in the Asian Badminton Championships. The match is scheduled to begin at 11.30 AM
Sindhu vs Yamugachi Head-to-Head: This will be the 22nd meeting between both the players. Sindhu leads the Head-to-head contest 13-8. They last met during the World Tour finals in 2021 and Sindhu won the contest 21-15, 15-21, 21-19. Sindhu will however face a big test against the Japanese and the upcoming contest between the second and the fourth seed is expected to be a cracker of a contest.
Sindhu vs Yamugachi LIVE – Road to Semifinals
PV Sindhu
- 1st round: Defeated Pai Yu Po 18-21, 27-25, 21-9
- 2nd round: Defeated Jaslyn Hooi 21-16, 21-16
- Quarterfinals: Defeated He Bingjiao 21-9, 13-21, 21-19
Akane Yamugachi
- 1st round: Defeated Aakarshi Kashyap 21-15, 21-9
- 2nd round: Defeated Komang Dewi 21-23, 21-9, 21-19
- Quarterfinals: Defeated Pornpawee Chochuwong 9-21, 21-15, 21-17
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Asian Badminton Championship LIVE: Akane Yamaguchi beats PV Sindhu after 3-set EPIC to enter FINALS- check Sindhu vs Yamaguchi Highlights
Day 4 Smart Badminton Asia Championships 2022: Results Update
Quarterfinals: Women’s Singles
Pusarla V. Sindhu 🇮🇳 vs He Bing Jiao 🇨🇳 : 21-9, 13-21, 21-19📸: Jerry Lee & Emman Flavier #Badminton #BadmintonAsia #BAC2022 pic.twitter.com/MJv0DaUCMy
— Badminton Asia (@Badminton_Asia) April 29, 2022
- Sindhu, who is the fourth seed in the tournament is looking to enter her third final this year.
- She has already won two BWF titles this year by emerging as the champion in the Syed Modi International as well as the Swiss Open.
- In the first round of the Asian Championship, she received a scare from Chinese Taipei’s Pai Yu Po with Sindhu staring at a defeat after losing the first set and trailing 20-17 in the second. She however fought back brilliantly to win the match.
- In the second round she was at her best against Singapore’s unseeded Jaslyn Hooi by winning the contest 21-16, 21-16. In the quarterfinals too, she ousted He Bingjiao in three sets.
- Sindhu is aiming to become the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the continental tournament.
Day 4 Smart Badminton Asia Championships 2022: Results Update
Quarterfinals: Women’s Singles
Akane Yamaguchi 🇯🇵 vs Pornpawee Chochuwong 🇹🇭 : 9-21, 21-15, 21-17📸: Jerry Lee & Emman Flavier #Badminton #BadmintonAsia #BAC2022 pic.twitter.com/Y4r4aYiMxR
— Badminton Asia (@Badminton_Asia) April 29, 2022
- World No.2 Akane Yamugachi, started the tournament by defeating India’s Aakarshi Kashyap in the first round.
- However, she was pushed to the hilt in the second round by Komang Dewi and the Japanese had to fight back to win the contest in three sets.
- Yamugachi is looking to defende her title in the continental tournament.
- She has been on a good form this year, having won the All England Championship.
Asian Badminton Championship LIVE: Akane Yamaguchi beats PV Sindhu after 3-set EPIC to enter FINALS- check Sindhu vs Yamaguchi Highlights
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