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Report: India’s star shuttler PV Sindhu lost to Japanese second seed Akane Yamaguchi in the semi-finals of the All England Open BWF World Tour Super 1000 on Saturday. The Rio Olympic Games silver medallist lost 21-19, 19-21, 18-21 in an hour and 19 minutes to Yamaguchi, who will face top seed and defending champion Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the women’s singles final on Sunday. It was Yamaguchi’s fourth win in 10 meetings with Sindhu and she fully deserved it for the way she took Sindhu head on. [caption id=“attachment_4395233” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Tai Tzu Ying vs Akane Yamaguchi; Lin Dan vs Shi Yuqi
Image Courtesy: AFP[/caption] In the first game between Sindhu and Yamaguchi at the Arena Birmingham, the Indian made it a mere formality by taking a 16-8 lead before easing up. But Yamaguchi refused to surrender, equalising at the 17-point mark before Sindhu realised that the job is half done. The Indian then secured two points to lead 19-17 before winning the game 21-19. In the second game, Yamaguchi consistently put pressure on Sindhu and the latter always had to play the catch-up game. Yamaguchi was up 12-9 but the Indian fought back and equalised with straight three points. But the Asian Games medallist Yamaguchi managed to move ahead and led 18-14 before again the Indian showed her fighting ability to force Yamaguchi to sweat. The Japanese won 21-19. Sindhu proved to be stronger at the beginning of the decisive third game. The three-time World Championships medallist dictated the play and raced to a 13-7 lead. But Yamaguchi refused to give up, pulling through difficult moments to equalize at the 14-point mark to make it an open game. Later, Sindhu led 18-17 but the Japanese snatched four consecutive points to clinch the game 21-18 and storm into her maiden All England final. In the other semi-final, World No 1 Tai got past Chinese eight seed Chen Yufei 21-15, 20-22, 21-13 in an hour and four minutes. Tai and Yamaguchi have faced 10 times before, with both of them winning five times. In the men’s singles action, Chinese seventh seed and last year’s runner-up Shi Yuqi defeated South Korean fifth seed Son Wan Ho 21-17, 21-14 in 45 minutes.
Highlights All England Open 2018, Final: Shi Yuqi wins maiden title; Tai Tzu Ying defends singles championship
Catch the live score and updates from the All England Open 2018 finals. Akane Yamaguchi takes on defending champion Tai Tzu Ying. Lin Dan faces a stern test in Shi Yuqi
 "Highlights All England Open 2018, Final: Shi Yuqi wins maiden title; Tai Tzu Ying defends singles championship")
That’s it from here. Thanks for joining Firstpost for the coverage of the All England Open 2018 that saw the women’s singles title being retained by the World No 1 Tai Tzu Ying while last year’s men’s singles runner-up Shi Yuqi beat Lin Dan to win the coveted title
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Marcus Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya win men’s doubles title
What a finale to close out proceedings at the 2018 YONEX All England!! ⚡@Marcus_F_Gideon & @kevinnsanjaya have successfully defended their men's doubles title in Birmingham! 🥇🥇#YAE18 🏸 pic.twitter.com/ZYZWA0rRWb
— 🏆 Yonex All England Badminton Championships 🏆 (@YonexAllEngland) March 18, 2018
Christinna Pedersen/Kamilla Rytter-Juhl win title
Last year's runners up become this years Champions, the first Danish pair to win the WD here since 1965 Juhl/Pedersen! Brilliant celebrations from the hundreds of Danish fans inside the arena too #YAE18
— 🏆 Yonex All England Badminton Championships 🏆 (@YonexAllEngland) March 18, 2018
Shi Yuqi speaking after his maiden All England title
Ladies and gentleman, your *NEW* YONEX All England men's singles champion, SHI YUQI!! 🏆 🥇
— 🏆 Yonex All England Badminton Championships 🏆 (@YonexAllEngland) March 18, 2018
What a performance against the legendary Lin Dan! 👏
📹 Reaction/Trophy presentation👇 pic.twitter.com/1ZOFmzFuoL
Highlight of the men’s singles final
YONEX All England Open 2018 | Badminton MS - F - Highlights #badminton #HSBCBWFbadminton pic.twitter.com/lmK1KpujyI
— BWF (@bwfmedia) March 18, 2018
Shi Yuqi lifts his maiden All England Open title
And last year's runner-up #ShiYuqi has made it one better at the #AllEnglandOpen2018
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) March 18, 2018
Shi Yuqi beat six-time champion #LinDan 21-19, 16-21, 21-9 to lift his maiden #AllEnglandOpen title#YAE18 #AllEnglandOpen2018
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Shi Yuqi leads 11-2!
11-2! An exasperated looking Lin Dan paints the proceedings of this decider so far. Shi Yuqi has a nine-point lead during the mid-game break of the decider #YAE18 #AllEnglandOpen2018
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) March 18, 2018
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Lin Dan leads 11-9! in the second game
11-9! In the 2nd game, it is Lin Dan who goes into the mid-game interval with a 2-point advantage. #YAE18 #AllEnglandOpen2018
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) March 18, 2018
LIVE: https://t.co/7nH0irfirz
Winners of the mixed doubles title
Our first YONEX All England winners have come through the mixed zone! 📹🎙️🗒️
— 🏆 Yonex All England Badminton Championships 🏆 (@YonexAllEngland) March 18, 2018
Congratulations to Arisa Higashino & Yuta Watanabe, who are the first ever mixed doubles title winners from Japan! 🇯🇵 🏆 #YAE18 pic.twitter.com/lmw730NJwe
Tai Tzu leads 17-10!
17-10! WHAT A RALLY!!! A tired return from Yamaguchi at the end of the 42-shot rally gives Tai Tzu a 7-point lead in the 2nd game#YAE18 #AllEnglandOpen2018
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) March 18, 2018
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Tai Tzu leads 11-5!
11-5! Tai Tzu has been in ominous form in the 2nd game. She goes into the mid-game break with a six-point cushion. Will Yamaguchi pull off a decider?#YAE18 #AllEnglandOpen2018
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) March 18, 2018
LIVE: https://t.co/7nH0irfirz
The mixed doubles final goes into the decider
The first match of finals day is going the distance, Watanabe/Higashino (JPN) fight back to take the second set 22-20 after Zheng/Huang (CHN) won the first 21-15#YAE18
— 🏆 Yonex All England Badminton Championships 🏆 (@YonexAllEngland) March 18, 2018
The Chinese pair of Zheng and Huang won the 1st game 21-15!
Zheng is immediately "On Fire" #badminton #HSBCBWFbadminton pic.twitter.com/tt0j7G3esw
— BWF (@bwfmedia) March 18, 2018
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