PV Sindhu vs Han Yue, Live Badminton Score and Updates, China Open Super Series 2017 Round 2

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Finally, a smile for the Indian badminton fans as PV Sindhu marches into the quarter-finals with a dominant performance. Sindhu will next meet the 89th ranked Chinese qualifier, Gao Fangjie for a place in the semi-finals.

Final score: Sindhu def Han Yue, 21-15, 21-13 in 40 minutes to enter the quarter-finals.

Sindhu needs only one to convert and secure her quarter-final berth.

21-13

She reaches match points at 20-13

19-13 lead for the World No. 2

Points are fast and furious now

Han snaps Sindhu's 4-point winning streak to make it 12-18

And she adds another two points to go up to 18-11

Sindhu pulls the brake on her progress and goes up to 16-11

And she continues to be hot on the heels of the World Championships silver medallist.

11-14

Han has now reduced the deficit to just three points.

10-13

Sindhu strides ahead to 13-9

A determined Han has closed the gap to just four points now.

8-12

Han continues to fight back

6-11 she trails now

A rejuvenated Han comes back to take 2 points on the trot....5-11 she trails

Going into the interval, Sindhu has a huge 11-3 lead

It's 10-3 for the Indian at present

Sindhu has raced to 9-3

Han gets two points here but Sindhu still very much in control of this game. Up 7-2

Han has still not found a single point to her name in this game

Sindhu cruises to a 6-0 lead

SECOND GAME

Sindhu is sharp and looking determined as ever. She jumps out to a 3-0 lead

But Sindhu takes the game on her third game point.

21-15

Gusty play from the teenager. She saves 2 game points to close in on 15-20

SEVEN GAME POINTS FOR THE WORLD NO. 2

20-13

And Sindhu has surged to 19-13, building a big six-point advantage over the World Junior Championships runner-up

And Sindhu has pulled away to a four-point lead now.

Up 16-12

Slowly and steadily Sindhu is asserting her supremacy here....she has extended her lead to three points now at 14-11

It's 12-10 for Sindhu after the break

The Indian has an 11-8 advantage going into the interval.

Sindhu inches ahead to 10-8 now

And it continues to be even....8-8

The Chinese youngster putting on a show of maturity...she comes back to make it 7-7

Sindhu adds a crucial point to go up to 7-5

Han Yue is now fighting back. With two points, she trails Sindhu 5-6

It is a 6-3 lead for Sindhu now

The defending champion races to a 5-1 lead

Sindhu is 2-0 up

And we are under way!

Welcome to the Sportskeeda liveblog of the China Open 2017 second round. Defending champion PV Sindhu is now the last Indian remaining at the 2017 China Open after the second round exits of Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy earlier in the day.

Sindhu is the second seed and faces World No. 104 Han Yue of China, who is a qualifier at this tournament. Yue is just 17 years old but has already given a demonstration of her immense talent by reaching the final of the World Junior Championships in October. She is already touted to be one of the most promising shuttlers from China.

They have never met before this showdown.

This tournament presents an opportunity for Sindhu to find her lost consistency. The World No. 2 has shown signs of struggle since her second Superseries title win of the season at the Korea Open. Even when she looked to be regaining her form at the French Open, she got exhausted by the time she reached the semi-finals and played a poor match against Akane Yamaguchi.

At the ongoing China Open, Sindhu battled hard for an hour to notch up her first round win over the Indonesia Open champion Sayaka Sato. That definitely helped find her missing spark and she would very much like to continue in that same vein.

PV Sindhu vs Han Yue, Live Badminton Score and Updates, China Open Super Series 2017 Round 2

Sindhu def Han Yue, 21-15, 21-13 to enter the quarter-finals