India at Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu beats Blichfelft, enters quarterfinals

Tokyo Olympics Badminton LIVE – PV Sindhu beat Mia Blichfeldt: Tokyo Olympics Badminton LIVE: Brilliant PV Sindhu enters quarterfinals, thrashes Mia Blichfeldt 21-15, 21-13 in completely one-sided match India’s badminton queen PV Sindhu has entered Quarterfinals of Tokyo Olympics in a style & with complete ease. Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark was tipped to give tough fight to the Indian champion, but on the contrary it turned out to be a completely one sided affair as Sindhu won 21-15, 21-13 with complete poise and ease in just 41 minutes. – Follow all LIVE Updates of Sindhu vs Blichfelft live on InsideSport.co starts

Who will PV Sindhu face in the Quarterfinals & when is the match scheduled?

Sindhu is likely to play host nation’s Akane Yamaguchi in the Quarterfinals. Yamaguchi is scheduled to play Korean Kim Gaeun in the Last 16 match.

What. A. Commanding. Performance. 👏

Here’s the winning point from the Round of 16 clash between #IND‘s PV Sindhu and #DEN‘s Mia Blichfeldt.#Olympics | #Tokyo2020 | #StrongerTogether | #UnitedByEmotion | #BestOfTokyo | #Badminton | @Pvsindhu pic.twitter.com/yuWylT4ihs

— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) July 29, 2021

Sindu’s Quarterfinal will be played on Friday at 1:00 PM

Tokyo Olympics Badminton LIVE – PV Sindhu beat Mia Blichfeldt: Tokyo Olympics Badminton LIVE: Brilliant PV Sindhu enters quarterfinals, thrashes Mia Blichfeldt 21-15, 21-13 in completely one-sided match: Sindhu started well in the match after trailing 0-2 as she held the advantage throughout, taking an 11-6 lead into the mid-game interval. Mia gained some ground after the interval as Danish closed the gap to just two points but Sindhu came roaring back and later took six points in a row to finish the first set in 22 minutes — 21-15. In the second set, Sindhu continued with her momentum from the first, and with some beautiful cross-court downward shots, she took the lead by 5 points in the mid-game interval. Blichfeldt tried to stay in the game by playing some long rallies but the sixth-seed showed her invaluable experience and cruised into the next round as she took the game 21-13.

On Wednesday, Sindhu defeated Hong Kong’s Ngan Yi Cheung in straight sets 21-9, 21-16 to cruise into the elimination round of women’s singles. This was the second successive win for the 2016 silver medallist who earlier on Sunday started her Tokyo campaign on a good note after defeating Israel’s Ksenia Polikarpova 21-7, 21-10. The entire match lasted for just 28 minutes.

Tokyo Olympics Badminton LIVE: Brilliant PV Sindhu enters quarterfinals, thrashes Mia Blichfeldt 21-15, 21-13 in completely one-sided match

@6:45AM – Sindhu vs Blichfelft LIVE – 2ND Game starts after Indian pockets the 1st one 21-15

21-13 PV Sindhu wins – Akane Yamaguchi is next
19-11 to Sindhu / Indian is running away to the Quarterfinals
16-11- Entire match Blichfelft has been doing catch-up / Sindhu hasn’t allowed her to settle down
14-10 – It’s very subdued performance by the DANE – Sindhu hasn’t allowed to look comfortable in the match. Dane seems to be stunned.
13-7: NO ANSWER to Sindhu’s Smashes – exceptional performance by Sindhu
11-6, Sindhu in changeover – No one had expected that it would be so easy for the Indian – but all credit to the Indian the may she has moved today on the court
8-4 for Sindhu now, Indian is literally running away with it
4-0 for Sindhu now
3-0 Beautifully cross-court shot by Sindhu, Dane doesn’t have any answer
1-0 Sindhu is in a brilliant form, moving so well.

@6:20AM Sindhu vs Blichfelft LIVE – First Game in progress

21-15 Great Show by PV Sindhu, wins 1st Game without much fuss
19-15 for PV Sindhu
14-16 – Blichfelft is making tough for PV Sindhu with her smashes down the line
15-12 – Dane definately is playing better now
11-13: 5 Consecutive points for the Danish player – its getting closer 11-13
8-13 – 2 Consecutive points for the Dane
13-7 for the Indian
Sindhu is is in a fiery mood and moving very well
11-6 at the changeover for Sindhu
6-10 – Mia Serves:
9-5 for Sindhu – Rallies are getting fast & good thing Sindhu is winning them
6-4 for Sindhu, Indian is ending up winning long rallies
4-3: Mia whips cross court smash – longest rally of the match
Sindhu playing smart game, not allowing MIA to come under shuttle
4-2 for PV Sindhu

@6:00AM: Tokyo Olympics Badminton LIVE – Sindhu knows Mia Blichfeldt is a completely different player in last 18 months. She was also voted as one of the most improved player on the BWF Circuit. This is what Sindhu said yesterday on the DANE –

“It’s not going to be an easy game. I need to recover well and come back stronger. I’ve played her a couple of times, every point is going to be important. She’s an aggressive player so I need to be aggressive as well,” Sindhu said.

@5:55AM: Sindhu vs Blichfelft LIVE – The match will be played on Court 3 where currently Last 16 encounter between Beiwen Zhang (USA) vs He Bing Jiao (CHN) is on.

@5:45AM: Sindhu vs Blichfelft LIVE – Sindhu has looked very calm, confident and sure of herself in first two matches she played. She was rarely tested – but today will be her big test – Match STARTS at 6.15 AM

@5:40 AM: Tokyo Olympics Badminton LIVE – Sindhu vs Blichfelft LIVE: Big day, Big match here at Tokyo for India. It’s a battle between two very tall & attacking players – Sindhu has a head to head edge @ 4-1

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World No 7 Sindhu will meet Denmark’s world number 12 Mia Blichfeldt, who topped Group I.
Sindhu has a 4-1 head-to-head record against Blichfeldt, whose only win against the Indian was at the Yonex Thailand Open earlier this year.
But Dane is now a much improved player and that shows in her performance.
This year, the duo have met twice already this year, with the Dane clinching a memorable win at the Yonex Thailand Open. Sindhu won at the Swiss Open and has the overall advantage
Blichfelft current form will make the challenge very difficult for Sindhu. The Indian herself acknowledges it.

Tokyo Olympics Badminton LIVE: Big Mia Blichfelft test for PV Sindhu, can she beat her to enter Quarterfinals, follow LIVE Updates

Sindhu vs Blichfelft LIVE: Sindhu has so far lived up to expectations, clinching dominant wins in the group stage. She bagged a 21-7, 21-10 win over Ksenia Polikarpova in her opener, before a 21-9, 21-16 win over Cheung Ngan Yi to seal progress to the knockouts. Ngan Yi made the Indian work in the second game and ut was tight with scores tied at 13-13 before Sindhu rallied to take control and seal the match.

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Her opponent, Mia Blichfeldt also claimed impressive wins in the group stage, beating Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen 21-7, 21-14 and Linda Zetchiri 21-10, 21-3. Blichfeldt is 12th in the BWF Women’s singles rankings, while Sindhu is some distance ahead at seventh.

#IND‘s PV Sindhu advances to the knock-out stage after defeating #HKG‘s Cheung Ngan Yi 21-9, 21-16 in women’s #Badminton singles. 🇮🇳#Olympics | #StrongerTogether | #UnitedByEmotion | #Tokyo2020 @Pvsindhu1 pic.twitter.com/7sJerM3P1C

— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) July 28, 2021