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PV Sindhu vs He Bingjiao, Live Badminton score and updates, Korea Open Super Series 2017 Semifinal

Sindhu wins 21-10, 17-21, 21-16 to reach her maiden Korea Open Superseries final.
Updated: 16 September 2017 12:29 IST - Published: September, 16 2017 12:04 PM IST
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That wraps up our Korea Open blog for today. Hope you enjoyed it.

Do join us for the live coverage of the final on Sunday.

Till then, good bye.
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And it is a REPEAT OF THE 2017 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS FINAL!!!!!!

Nozomi Okuhara has defeated her compatriot - the second seeded Akane Yamaguchi, 21-17, 21-18 in the other semi-final.

Wow! What a match we have on Sunday! 
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This is the first time Sindhu has reached the Korea Open final.
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Sindhu wins 21-10, 17-21, 21-16
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Wow! What a lucky net cord for the win!
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Bingjiao goes WIDE!

FOUR MATCH POINTS FOR SINDHU!!!!!
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19-16 now
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Perfect combination of power and control.....19-15
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18-15 now
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Straight at Bingjiao's body.....18-14
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Again Bingjiao goes long! Sindhu up 17-14
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What a great spinning shot at the net from the Chinese! She now trails 14-16
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Can she steadily keep on building on her points and take the match away from Bingjiao?
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16-12 for Sindhu now
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Bingjiao finds her shot blocked by the net....trails 12-14
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And the difference is of only one point now!!!! Sindhu barely leads 13-12
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13-11 as Bingjiao wins a challenge with her shot landing on the baseline
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12-10...the difference is still of two points
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At the half-time, Sindhu leads 11-9
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Sindhu forces Bingjiao to send the shuttle wide and it is a scream from the Indian! 10-9
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Great control at the net...and the Chinese makes it 9-9
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Bingjiao is showing her repertoire of shots.......8-9
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Another error from the Chinese and Sindhu is up 9-6
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Bingjiao's shot is blocked by the net and Pusarla is up 8-6
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The southpaw now moving Sindhu to every part of the court...she trails 6-7
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7-4 now for Sindhu as the Chinese sends the shuttle out
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That was a 41-shot rally!!!!!!
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What defence from both but the rally ends in Sindhu error.....the fifth seed leads 5-4
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Again Sindhu putting pressure on the backhand corner of the Chinese...goes up 5-3
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3-3
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3-2 at the moment for the Indian
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THIRD GAME

Can Sindhu make amends?

She starts with a 2-1 lead
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WOW! WHAT A TURNAROUND THAT WAS FROM BINGJIAO!

She was nowhere in that game but she still managed to make a match out of this!!
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And Bingjiao takes the second game 21-17
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Disguise comes to Sindhu's rescue....17-20
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Four game points for Bingjiao...20-16
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Sindhu continues to miss...16-19
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And Bingjiao is up 18-16
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But her lack of sharpness is paying the price....after setting up the rally beautifully, she is struggling to finish..Sindhu trails 16-17
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Sindhu pushes forward and once more she comes out on top...16-16
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For the first time in this game, Bingjiao has a tiny 16-15 lead

Wow!
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And Bingjiao's efforts have paid off..it is 15-15 now
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Once more body smash is helping Sindhu...she is up 15-12
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14-12 now for the Indian
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Burst of speed from Sindhu but she misses the sideline....that gave the Chinese to come back to 12-13
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13-10 it is for Sindhu as the Indian trying her best to take back the momentum
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10-12 now..just 2 points difference

Wow! this looks far from over all of a sudden!
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Bingjiao is making some move here...9-12
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Bingjiao is trying her best to close the gap....7-11
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It's a big 11-6 lead at the interval for the Indian fifth seed

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