The World champion has to beat the likes of Tai, Yamaguchi and Chen en route to realise goldWorld champion P.V. 1 Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) in the semifinals and top seed Chen Yufie (China) for the gold. Against Yamaguchi, Sindhu will be confident of improving on her 11-7 record, following a comeback-win in this year’s All England Championship. After losing the 2020 All England final to Tai, Chen returns as the seeding favourite. Sindhu holds a 6-4 record but Chen emerged triumphant in their last meeting in the 2019 BWF World Tour Finals.

Source: The Hindu July 17, 2021 16:52 UTC