Badminton News: Olympic medalist PV Sindhu put up a tense game to advance to the semi-finals, but teammates Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy suffered heartbreaking losses in their respective sectors at the Singapore Open Super 500 tournament on Friday.

Third seed PV Sindhu overcame a strong challenge from Han Yue before beating their Chinese rivals 17-21, 21-11 and 21-19 in a battle that lasted over an hour to secure their top spot. in the semifinals since the Thailand Open in May.

Sindhu will next face sixth seed Saena Kawakami, world number 38 of Japan, who upset sixth seed Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand 21-17 and 21-19.

With Sindhu being the only remaining Indian player at present, it remains to be seen whether the former world champion will be able to qualify in the final round before the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

The Indian star is 2-0 against Saena.

London Olympics bronze medalist Saina Nehwal, who showed signs of her subtle touch in a stunning win over world number 9 China He Bing Jiao in the last 16, squandered game advantage to retire 13-21, 21-15 and 20-21 against Aya Ohori of Japan.

The 32-year-old Indian veteran failed to convert his match points twice to give his Japanese opponent a draw.

Prannoy also showed promise and won the opener by nine points, but young Japanese player Kodai Naraoka equalized in the second game before finishing 12-21, 21-14 and 21-18.

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