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Monday, Jun 23, 2025
In a 39 minute affair, Saina Nehwal outclassed Hong Kong's Pui Yin Yip 21-14, 21-16 in her second round encounter.
Saina, seeded eighth in the tournament, needed just 33 minutes to tame Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand 21-7, 21-18 in the quarterfinals.
Bengaluru needed a minimum of four points to move into the top 4 and they were successful in their attempt.
The former world number one signed a four-year deal with premium Chinese sports brand Li-Ning.
Sindhu has been the most consistent performer in the World Championships in the last few years with two back-to-back silver and as many bronze medals.
B Sai Praneeth and Parupalli Kashyap also advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Tour Super 500 event after contrasting wins in the men's singles competition.
It was the Indian's first final in a BWF world tour event in 17 months. He last won a title at the 2017 French Open.
Sameer Verma squandered a first game advantage to go down fighting 21-16, 18-21, 14-21 to former world champion and world No.1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark.
Earlier, Saina Nehwal had pulled out of the country's blue-riband tournament after failing to recover from acute gastroenteritis.
Eighth seeded Saina is expected to take on her nemesis and two-time champion Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei while the 26-year-old Srikanth will face world no 1 Kento Momota of Japan.
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