Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia]May 25 (ANI): Indian badminton player PV Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medalist, reached the final of the Malaysia Masters after defeating Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan on Saturday.

Busanan beat Ongbamrongphan 13-21, 21-16, 21-12 in the women's singles semi-final. It was also his first tournament final since the 2023 Spanish Masters.

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Sindhu lost the first set 13-21 but came back strongly in the next two sets to secure her place in the final round of the tournament. The Indian player dominated the last two sets 21-16 and 21-12.

The Indian player will face China's Wang Qiyi in the final match which will take place on Sunday.

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Sindhu qualified for the semi-finals on Friday after defeating Chinese badminton world number 6 Han Yu in the quarter-finals. He beat his Chinese opponent 13-21, 21-14, 12-21 in a match that lasted 55 minutes.

At the start of the tournament, the Indian women's pair of Simran Singhi and Ritika Thakur lost their second round match with a score of 21-17, 21-11 to the Malaysian pair of Pearly Tan and Thena Muralitharan.

In another match before the quarterfinals, Indian women's doubles pair Teresa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand were also eliminated from the competition, losing to Chinese pair Yu Xinhui/Song Shu Yuen with a score of 18-21, 22 -20. 14-21.

The Malaysia Masters will be held from May 21 to 26 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This is the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Super 500 tournament. PV Sindhu won the women's singles title in the competition twice in 2013 and 2016, while Saina Nehwal won the title in 2017.

HS Prannoy also won the title after defeating China's Weng Hongyang with a score of 21-19, 13-21, 21-18 in last year's final. (that I)

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