BWF Badminton World Championships: PV Sindhu enters quarter-finals

PV Sindhu marches into the quarter-finals of BWF Badminton World Championships after beating Thailand's ninth seed Pornpawee Chochuwong on 16 December 2021.

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The Indian badminton player is on her way to defend BWF Badminton World Championships after her glory in Tokyo Olympics. She defeated Pornpawee Chochuwong in straight games of the women's singles to qualify for the quarter-finals. She conquered her opponent 21-14, 21-18 to stay in the line for a second-world badminton title.

The two-time Olympic medallist was ahead of 5-1 but her Thai opponent made 9-9 in the first game and tried to make it hard for her. She utilized her long reach and made the next 5 successive points to her name. Sindhu ended the game at 21-14. She continued dominating her and finished the game in 48 minutes.

Sindhu faced Chochuwong 8 times and this was Sindhu's 5th win. The Thai player defeated Sindhu in the last two meetings; including the BWF World Tour Finals.

Sindhu will now face China's Taipei's Tai Tzu-Ying in the quarter-finals on 17 December. She is China's top-seed shuttler and defeated Scotland's Kristy Gilmour for 21-11, 19-21, 21-10 in 48 minutes. The last encounter between them in the Tokyo Olympics semi-finals resulted in India's loss.