Highlights World Badminton Championships 2017, Day 6: PV Sindhu enters the finals to face Nozomi Okuhara

Highlights World Badminton Championships 2017, Day 6: PV Sindhu enters the finals to face Nozomi Okuhara

FP Sports August 27, 2017, 03:21:15 IST

Catch all the live updates from the Day 6 of the 2017 BWF World Badminton Championships as Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu feature in today’s action.

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Highlights World Badminton Championships 2017, Day 6: PV Sindhu enters the finals to face Nozomi Okuhara

It has been yet another mixed day for Indians. From an unfortunate start to the day, it has ended with a blockbuster finish. 

Day 6 started off on a low note for the Indian fans as Saina Nehwal’s inspiring journey came to an end in the semi-final where she lost to Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in three games. However, she did win India a bronze medal to continue being an inspiration for the entire nation. 

Lin Dan and Viktor Axelsen set up a mouth-watering men’s singles finals on Sunday.

In the doubles division, Indonesia’s Mohammad Ahsan and Rian Agung Sapturo will face off against China’s Liu Cheng and Zheng Nan

There will be one common name in the women’s doubles and mixed doubles, China’s Chen Qingchen. She will first partner Jia Yifen and take on Japan’s Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota in the women’s doubles and later take on the Indonesian pair of Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir while partnering with Zheng Siwei. 

But the story of the day will be the way India’s PV Sindhu outclassed her Chinese opponent Chen Yu Fei in straight games (21-13, 21-10) to reach her maiden World Championships final. All eyes will be on her to see if she gets to bite her first yellow medal at this global event. 

We will be back tomorrow to take you through the final day of the World Championships. Thank you for staying back and hope to see you all tomorrow for the Super Sunday. 

Good night!!!

19-10! It

18-8! After some powerful pushes to the corner, Sindhu seals the point with a thunderous cross smash

17-8! What a cross smash from Sindhu to stem the tide and win back the serve from Yu Fei

16-8! Is that the best net-play seen in this match so far. Yu Fei wins that point with a clever backhand

16-7! Yu Fei comes up trumps on that rally as she is still putting up a solid fight and not throwing in the towel yet.

16-5! Sindhu is determined to finish this game as soon as possible. Just five points away from booking a place in her first ever final at the World Championships

15-3! Sindhu is no mood to allow Yu Fei any sort of a break as she relentlessly smashes her way to two more points

13-3! Yu Fei is staging some sort of comeback, but it is going to be one high mountain to climb for the Chinese

13-1! Nothing seems to have changed since that break as Sindhu continues from where she left off with a couple of exquisite backhand drives

Sindhu is looking in control. Has a hang of the drift, too. Not giving away easy points at all. Sindhu tossing and inducing mistakes or closing them with placements and smashes 

11-1! It has been a PV Sindhu show in the second game. She requires ten points to win the game and match. Yu Fei needs ten points to catch up with the Indian.

9-1! Sindhu ends on the good side of that rally as Yu Fei ends the 29 shot rally with a mistimed drop shot

8-0! Is there anything more that Yu Fei can do? If Sindhu misses a shot, it is clearly going wide. What a performance so far!

8-1! Yu Fei wins her first point and hopes to shift the momentum from Sindhu

6-0! Sindhu is playing clever badminton as she is using all four corners and stifling the natuiral game of Chen Yu Fei

5-0! Nothing seems to be going in favour of Chen Yu Fei as Sindhu is dictating the order of play in the second game

7-0! Sindhu is in full control of the match. The Indian shuttler is toying with her opponent in this lopsided second game

4-0! Sindhu is managing to work against the drift to hit winners after winners to open up the lead pretty early in the second game

1-0! Sindhu draws first blood. Perfect shot by Sindhu to confound her Chinese opponent

21-13 ! and it is Pusarla V Sindhu who wins the opening game.

Sindhu is creating those small bits of space and then exploiting it. Couple of nice cross court smashes; backhand tap. Good rallies, but Sindhu is comfortable 

19-13!

18-13! Yu Fei has won the last two points. She has turned on her aggression and is putting pressure on her Indian opponent

18-11! Sindhu is getting better at the rallies as she seems much more relaxed in hitting those winners and forcing her opponent to do the mistakes

17-11! Sindhu is working her height to her advantage as her attacking smashes is leaving Yu Fei clueless

16-11! A gorgeous drop shot, a handy cross-court shot and excellent judgment this time helps Sindhu win back the serve

15-11! The only thing that Sindhu seems to miss out on is her assessment of the drift and thereby the poor judgment of Yu Fei’s long shots

15-9! Sindhu is gradually relaxing into the game and picking her shots sensibly, conserving her energy for those drop-dead gorgeous winners

13-8! What an amazing rally and an even better winner by Sindhu. The agility and technique of Sindhu has given her a 5-point lead

11-8! What a drop shot by Sindhu, the two time bronze medallist, as she pumps her fist to go into the break with a 3-point lead

8-8! This time it is Yu Fei’s smash that goes awry as Sindhu levels the score

8-7! Yu Fei gets some sort of vindication as a Sindhu smash goes too wide

7-7! Sindhu levels the score but Yu Fei is unhappy about Sindhu getting away with a net-fault

Lot of indian support in the Emirates Arena, where it is now 9.30 pm

Chen Yufei looks pretty calm and steady for 19 year old. looks even younger. Sindhu must not give soft points

6-4! Yu Fei goes two points clear off Sindhu with a crosscourt winner that Sindhu misjudges

4-4! Sindhu picks one point right away with a well-placed drop to level the scores

4-3! Excellent rally by the two players and Yu Fei wins the point to go 1-point ahead of Sindhu

3-3! Excellent anticipation from Sindhu as she moves close to the net and finish it off with a winner

3-2! One more misjudgment from Yu Fei gives Sindhu one more point as she closes in on the gap between her and the Chinese shuttler

2-1! That was one attacking body smash by Yu Fei to take the lead from the Indian shuttler

1-0! It is Sindhu who draws first blood as Yu Fei misjudges a shot to be long

And it is time for the last match of the day

India’s PV Sindhu in action against China’s Chen Yufei. Will Sindhu change the colour of her 2013,2014 bronze medals as promised. Game On!!!

23-21! Heart-break for the English pair but the Chinese duo win 21-15, 23-21. Chen Qing Chen and Zheng Si Wei make it to the finals. This is Chen’s second entry to the final as she earlier qualified for the women’s doubles final.

What a tournament this is turning out to be for Chen Qing Chen of China

21-21! The Adcocks are fighting back and how!!

11-8! The Chinese pair are stifling the Adcocks and trampling on any sort of resurgence from the British pair. Zheng/Chen lead by three points at the break

9-7! Though trailing the Chinese duo by two points, a much better second game for the Adcocks as they finally look to be on top of things after a sketchy opening game

11:39 PM (IST)

10:41 PM (IST)

10:40 PM (IST)

10:35 PM (IST)

18-14! Son Wan Ho wins a point courtesy a wide smash by Lin Dan but the Chinese shuttler pulls one point right back with an attacking shot to a deceptive drop by Son Wan Ho

10:34 PM (IST)

17-13! Lin Dan is just four points away from going into the final in his quest for a sixth world title

10:34 PM (IST)

19-14! What a cross-smash by Lin Dan to go two points closer to reaching yet another final at the World Championships

10:32 PM (IST)

15-13! Lin Dan’s athleticism is a pleasure to watch even if it has not given him the point in this play. Son Wan Ho wins the point and trails by two points

10:28 PM (IST)

14-12! Son Wan Ho wins three successive points as he reduces the deficit with an attacking body smash that even Lin Dan couldn’t do much about

10:26 PM (IST)

14-10! Lin ‘Super’ Dan showcases the reason why he is called that as he dives to both sides of the court to keep the game in play but Son Wan Ho keeps his nerve to win the point and close the gap to 4 points

10:23 PM (IST)

10-9! A perfect shot targeted at the back-left corner gives Son Wan Ho one point after letting Lin Dan run away with the earlier two points

10:23 PM (IST)

11-9! It is advantage Lin Dan at the break of the second game as Son Wan Ho’s shot goes too wide

10:20 PM (IST)

8-7! Lin Dan opens up the lead once again with a jump smash just wide off an outstretched Son Wan HO

10:20 PM (IST)

8-8! And as always, Son Wan Ho levels up with a cross-court smash of his own to level the scores. This has, is and promises to be an intense match between the two players

10:19 PM (IST)

8-8! And as always, Son Wan Ho levels up with a cross-court smash of his own to level the scores. This has, is and promises to be an intense match between the two players

10:18 PM (IST)

6-6! The only thing that seems to matter now is whose shots meet with the net more often as both players are giving it their all to return every shot

10:17 PM (IST)

7-7! An exquisite backhand by Lin to take the lead was soon followed by a crosscourt jump smash from Son Wan Ho to bring the scores back to level

10:14 PM (IST)

3-3! That was one well-placed cross-court smash by Lin to level the scores.

10:06 PM (IST)

21-17! Lin Dan wins the opening game after an intense trading of shots that saw both players diving all around the court. However, it was Lin Dan who wins after Son Wan Ho’s review fails to provide any sort of change to the umpire’s call of “OUT”

10:05 PM (IST)

20-16! Game point for Lin Dan as he does his ‘run’ after scoring an attacking cross court winner

10:04 PM (IST)

20-17! Lin Dan’s judgment goes wrong for the first time as Son Wan Ho’s shot doesn’t go as long as Lin Dan expected

10:03 PM (IST)

17-16! Yet another rally. Yet another point for Lin Dan as Son Wan Ho’s shot goes long.

10:02 PM (IST)

19-16! Both players make each other run all over the court but it is advantage Lin Dan as Son Wan Ho’s shot goes wide off the court. Again

10:01 PM (IST)

16-15! A brilliant backhand from Son Wan Ho in return to Lin Dan’s drop shot gives him the lead

15-13! Two of the best rally specialists in badminton right now are at it in the longest rally of the match (42). Lin Dan wins the point as Son Wan Ho’s crosscourt shot goes wide

13-13! Son Wan Ho brings the scoreline back to level as he wins three points on the trot

13-10! After winning a controversial net-point, Lin Dan doesn’t rely on any such gimmicks to hit a cross-court winner to extend his lead to 3 points

11-10! It is advantage Lin Dan at the break. Son Wan Ho’s shots were met with as much elan as Lin Dan’s were met by the World No 1.

9-5! Son Wan Ho’s controlled aggression gives him an early lead in the opening game of the semi-final against 5-time  world champion Lin Dan

2-2! Scores are level between China’s Lin ‘Super’ Dan and World No 1 Son Wan Ho of South Korea.

India’s Saina Nehwal goes down fighting in the semi-final against Nozomi Okuhara. It has been an inspiring journey so far for Saina who has scripted one of the most amazing comebacks in Indian badminton. A brave effort that the country can be extremely proud of.

What a performance by the champ!!  

21-10! Nozomi Okuhara becomes the first ever Japanese woman to reach the finals of the World Championships. It has been a brilliant display by the Japanese who defeated defending champion Carolina Marin in the quarter-final. Hard luck for Saina who started the match well but faltered towards the end as it was a Okuhara onslaught in the final two games.

20-9! Okuhara is on eleven match point opportunities as she closes in on her first final at the World Championships

Quite an energy-sapping match. Finished past 10 last night & now again 16 hours later. Almost mental now.

16-7! Okuhara seems to be on cruise mode in this decider as she is executing her shots to perfection and testing Saina with every point

13-7! What a winner by Saina to reduce the lead to six points. A long way to go, but this has been a great start by Saina Nehwal

12-4! What a rally that has the entire stadium applauding the two players. However, it is Okuhara who wins a rally yet again. She seems to be temparamentally ahead of Saina when it comes to long rallies

11-4! It has been a resurgent Okuhara who has dictated proceedings in the decider. Saina has a lot to do if she has to make it to her second successive final at the Worlds

It could be tough for Saina if Okuhara runs away with an early lead

It is now one hour since the match began. 

10-4! Saina finally breaks Okuhara’s nine-point winning streak with a cross-court winner

10-3!  Saina is unable to stem the tide as Okuhara opens up a healthy seven-point lead over the Indian ace who seems to struggle physically in a draining decider

8-3! Worrying times for Saina as Okuhara has won seven straight points in the decider.

6-3! Okuhara wins a rally yet again as she hits a cross-court winner to end the rally to her advantage

7-3! Okuhara gets that point courtesy a mis-hit cross-court smash from Saina that goes wide

5-3! Okuhara races to a two-point lead winning four points in a hurry as her ploy to unsettle Saina seems to be working

3-1! Yet another rally but it is Saina who wins the point this time

1-1! What a brilliantly executed drop shot by Saina Nehwal to win her first point in the decider

1-0! Okuhara prevails in yet another rally as she draws the first blood in the decider courtesy a misplaced cross-court shot by Saina

20-17! It is game point for Okuhara as she turns the tide in her favour in the second game of the women’s semi-final match

19-17! Advantage Okuhara as she seems to be getting the better of Saina in the long rallies with a couple of wonderful slices to hit the winners

21-17! It is one-game all in the 1st Semi-final as Okuhara hits a cross-court winner to push the match into a decider. This is surely a match worthy of a World Championships semi-final

17-17! A ferocious smash from Saina puts Okuhara’s defence into disarray as the scores are back on level

The late singles match against Marin last night is taking a toll on Okuhara. Saina too had a tough match at the same time. They played around the same time, though Saina finished later

16-16! Okuhara does a service error that brings Saina back on level after an unforced error by Saina in the previous point gave Okuhara a slender one-point lead

15-15! That unforced error by Okuhara has given Saina the point that levels the scores now. Will Saina finish the match in this game or will Okuhara push this match into a decider?

14-11! Okuhara is not letting Saina gain any sort of upper hand as she scores a well-directed winner to win back the serve

15-14! Quite a number of around-the-head shots were traded between the two players as Saina closes in on the lead

12-10! Okuhara scores the first point post-break following Saina’s shot at the net. The Indian shuttler is clearly disappointed with that shot

11-10! At the break, there is little that separates both the playes who have dominated at different points of the second game. But, it is advantage Okuhara

9-9! With that deceptive drop shot, Saina draws level with her Japanese opponent. It has been quite a comeback from the Indian shuttler who has shaken off the initial cobwebs to now move all round the court with improved tenacity.

9-8! Saina trails by just one point now as she perfectly judges a Okuhara shot that was clearly going out of the court

9-7! Is that the smash of the day? Saina executes the perfect return smash that is out of the reach of even a completely outstretched Okuhara

8-6! Saina is now pushing Okuhara into doing a lot more mistakes as she reduces the deficit to 2-points

8-4! Saina had no answer for that vicious slice from Okuhara that dropped just away from her reach

6-4! What an accurate shot by Saina. Even Okuhara couldn’t stop herself from appreciating that display of perfection by the Indian shuttler

6-2! Okuhara seems to be an all-new player in the second game as she is amassing point after point

4-0! Okuhara’s smashes are all on point as Saina has conceded an early 4-point lead and looks a bit weary in the second game.

21-12! Saina wins the opening game. It has been a clinical show of domination by the Indian ace who is yet to take her foot off the pedal. A scintillating start from Saina Nehwal

19-12! That was one particularly deceptive drop shot by Saina to go two points closer to winning the opening game against Okuhara

20-12 ! And it is game point for Saina as Okuhara hits one more shot that fails to cross the net. Unlucky for Okuhara but gives Saina 8-game point opportunities

Vimal telling Saina to be calm… a point here and there is fine at 17-10 !! Okuhara looking out of sorts….has fallen trying to reach more than once

18-10! Saina is three points away from clinching the first game and going one step closer to her second successive final at the World Championships

16-10! Okuhara keeps Saina guessing with a mix of cleverly placed drop shots and well-disguised smashes

13-6! Yet another rally and yet another point for the Indian ace as Okuhara misjudges the shot

15-7! Okuhara gets her first point post-break as she asserts herself right back into the game with an attacking smash

12-6! What a rally and what a way to win that point post break. Saina’s all-round game is keeping Okuhara on her toes

11-6 ! Saina goes into the break with a comfortable 5-point advantage over Okuhara who has looked better in the last few points compared to the time when it was a Saina show all through.

Saina looking good at the start. Catching Okuhara off guard and on wrong foot, she is forcing mistakes from the Japanese.  

Nice handy lead 10-5 and a solid Saina is looking very dominant

7-2! Saina is pumped up and the audience is rallying behind the Indian ace who has stepped on the pedal from the time “Play” was announced

8-2! What a deceptive drop by Saina to clear a 6-point lead against her Japanese opponent.

1-0! It is Saina, the 2015 silver medallist, who draws first blood in the ninth encounter between them

It is time for India’s Saina Nehwal to take to the court for her semi-final match against Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara.

World No 1 and Olympic champions Misaki Matsutumo and Ayaka Takahashi are up against China’s Qingchen Chen and Yifan Jia in the women’s doubles semi-final

11-10! After winning the first game 21-12, the Indonesian pair of Mohammad Ahsan and Rian Agung Saputro are holding on to a one-point lead over Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonada of Japan

Viktor Axelsen said, “I am still a little out of words, I never expected to win that comfortably, I am very happy. I made little mistakes today and made very few errors.
It was nice to get revenge from the Olympic semi finals, I am very proud of myself."

“My coach and I always look back at past championships to get better and improve on my game, Denmark is a small country but I am very proud that we can compete with the bigger countries. It’s a dream come true, ever since I was a little boy I dreamed of a World Championships final!​”

21-10! Viktor Axelsen becomes the first Dane in 16 years to reach the finals of the World Badminton Championships decimating defending champion Chen Long 21-9, 21-10 in just under 40 minutes.

15-7! The Olympic bronze medallist just won 11 consecutive points against the Olympic gold medallist and defending singles champion Chen Long. This is turning out to be an unexpectedly lopsided match

3-3! After losing the 1st game 21-9, Chen Long finally seems to look comfortable on the court against the Dane.

Meanwhile the day has started with Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen squaring off against defending champion Chen Long who seems to be struggling against the Dane

Hello and welcome to Firstpost’s coverage of Day 6 action at the World Badmninton Championships in Glasgow. PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal are in course for a mouth-watering Sunday final if they overcome their respective opponents in today’s semifinals. 

Will the colour of Sindhu’s medals from 2013,2014 change and can Saina go into her second successive final and return with the first gold for India at the Worlds.

Stay with us for all the live score, updates and results from Day 6.

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