Seasoned Indian shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth stormed into the $700,000 Malaysia Open semi-finals after registering straight game victories in their respective women’s and men’s quarter-final matches in Bukit Jalil here on Friday. [caption id=“attachment_4635101” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu in action. Agencies[/caption] Rio Olympics silver medallist Sindhu overcame a stiff challenge before taming reigning Olympic champion Carolina Marin 22-20, 21-19 in a fiercely-fought 53-minute quarter-final clash while Srikanth hardly broke into a sweat while beating France’s Brice Leverdez 21-18, 21-14. Fourth seed Srikanth, who won a silver medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, dumped World No 22 Leverdez 21-18, 21-14 in a 39-minute clash at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil, a suburb in Kuala Lumpur. The Indian had also beaten the French in three games at the All England Championship this year. The 25-year-old Srikanth will take on former World No 2 and 2015 world championship bronze medallist Kento Momota of Japan in the race to the final of the world tour super 750 tournament on Saturday. Later in the day, the clash between third seed Sindhu and former World No 1 Carolina witnessed a close contest in the first game, that saw both shuttlers going neck and neck before the Indian kept her nerve to pocket it. The second game too went about in similar fashion, with the Spaniard making a quick recovery but somehow failed to get the momentum going against the lanky Hyderabadi. This was Sindhu’s fifth win over the former world champion in 11 meetings and third in the last four. The 22-year-old Indian will next take on top seed and World No 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei, who has a remarkable 8-3 advantage in career meetings and has beaten the Indian in their last four matches. The last time Sindhu won against the Chinese Taipei girl was at the 2016 Rio Olympics. With inputs from Agencies
Highlights, Malaysia Open badminton results: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth ousted; Lee Chong Wei enters 14th final
Catch the live score and updates of Malaysian Open 2018 as India’s Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu face a stiff challenge in their semi-final matches
 "Highlights, Malaysia Open badminton results: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth ousted; Lee Chong Wei enters 14th final")
Lee Chong Wei enters final: 21-18, 21-15
Crowd favourite Lee entered his 14th final at Malaysia Open after an incredible straight-games win over Tommy Sugiarto. The Malaysian ace produced some explosive badminton in both the games to register a convincing victory.
11-7! Lee has a four-point advantage over Sugiarto going into the mid-game interval of the second game #MalaysiaOpen2018
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Lee Chong Wei wins first game: 21-18
Sugiarto tried everything he could to stop Lee, but the Malaysian shuttler’s superb defence proved to be too strong.
9-9! Both Lee and Sugiarto have started confidently as we approach the mid-game break of the opening game #MalaysiaOpen2018
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Time for the second men’s singles semi-final clash:
Home favourite Lee Chong Wei takes on Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia.
Malaysian Open: Olympic Silver medalist @Pvsindhu1 put up a great fight!
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Tough luck,lost the match 15-21;21-19;11-21 & with her exit the Indian challenge at the Malaysian Open is over. We wish all the fellow players best of luck for their finals. #IndiaontheRise #BestofBadminton pic.twitter.com/Mk8IC6Mmvn
Malaysian Open: Olympic Silver medalist @Pvsindhu1 put up a great fight!
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) June 30, 2018
Tough luck,lost the match 15-21;21-19;11-21 & with her exit the Indian challenge at the Malaysian Open is over. We wish all the fellow players best of luck for their finals. #IndiaontheRise #BestofBadminton pic.twitter.com/Mk8IC6Mmvn
Tai Tzu Ying enters final
The defending champion defeated PV Sindhu 21-15, 19-21, 21-11 in 55 minutes to book a place in her third consecutive final at the Malaysia Open. Sindhu did everything she could to unsettle Tai by playing a variety of strokes from the net. However, it was Sindhu’s fitness towards the end that caused a few hiccups.
With this, the Indian challenge comes to an end.
11-6!
Just when you thought that Tai Tzu was finding it difficult to get into the rhythm, the World No 1 proves us wrong with her quick movements and wrist wizardry.
8-6! Tai Tzu is dictating the pace of the rallies against a tired-looking Sindhu #MalaysiaOpen2018
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PV Sindhu draws level
The Ianky Indian shuttler wins the second game 21-19 to force a decider. Tai Tzu Ying lost her focus towards the end of the game and Sindhu took advantage of that rare blip.
18-16!
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A two-point advantage for Sindhu now. She needs to make the most of her chances as we approach the end of the second game#MalaysiaOpen2018
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9-9!
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) June 30, 2018
Tai Tzu makes full use of the drift inside the Axiata Arena to play a defensive shot from the backcourt#MalaysiaOpen2018
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6-1!
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) June 30, 2018
SIX straight points for Sindhu. Great recovery from the 22-year-old Indian #MalaysiaOpen2018
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Tai Tzu wins first game: 21-15
The World No 1 shuttler wasn’t really tested in the opening game as she was able to return Sindhu’s push clears and backhand strokes. Tai pushed Sindhu towards the back of the court to take control of the net.
17-12! Four straight points for Tai Tzu as Sindhu looks under pressure #MalaysiaOpen2018
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11-9! Tai Tzu has a two-point lead over Sindhu at the mid-game break
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So many drop shots already! #MalaysiaOpen2018
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