Manila: Two-times Olympic Medalist PV Sindhu defeated He Bing Jiao of China on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the women’s singles at the Badminton Asia Championship. With this win, PV Sindhu has secured a medal for India in the championship.
PV Sindhu, who won a bronze medal at the 2014 Asia Championships in Gimcheon defeated third seed He Bing Jiao, 21-9, 13-21, 21-19, and secured a bronze medal.
Earlier in this tournament, PV Sindhu defeated Singapore’s Yue Yann Jaslyn Hooi in straight games to reach the quarter-finals of the women’s singles last Thursday where she beat Jaslyn Hooi 21-16 21-16 in 42 minutes.
Later in the day, Kidambi Srikanth will be up against China’s Weng Hong Yang in the men’s singles game today.