PV Sindhu enters pre-quarters of World Championships

Guangzhou, Aug 7 (IANS) India’s P.V. Sindhu advanced to the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals of the World Badminton Championships at the Tianhe Indoor Stadium here Wednesday.

Sindhu reached the pre-quarters after she overcame Japan’s Kaori Imabeppu in one of the longest matches of the day. The 10th seed won 21-19, 19-21, 21-17 in one hour and 11 minutes. The Hyderabadi now has a 2-0 record over the Japanese.

Sindhu next faces an extremely tough task against second seed and defending champion Yihan Wang of China, who beat the Indian at the Sudirman Cup in May in their only meeting.