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A lot will depend on Marin's match vs Akane Yamaguchi tonight as to who can still have the chance to qualify from this group.
Sindhu will play her final group match in an Olympic final rematch against Carolina Marin tomorrow.
Final score: Sun Yu beats PV Sindhu, 21-15, 21-17
And she has done it! Sun takes the game, 21-17
And Sun Yu now has three match points at 20-17
Sindhu's angular shot lands wide and she is now 17-18
And the Indian has come back for 17-17
After going up 17-15, Sun's shot lands wide and Sindhu trails 16-17 now
Now Sun takes the lead for the first time, 16-15
Brilliant comeback from Sun who levels at 15-15
Sun is now trailing by a solitary point, 13-14
The Indian now up 14-12 as Sun takes an excellent point at the net
Sun has reduced the deficit to 11-13
The crowd approves as the Indian goes up further, 13-9
Sun Yu takes a point after the break but Sindhu extends her lead to 12-9
At the interval, it is the Indian who has an 11-8 lead.
A far more pro-active Sindhu is reaping the rewards. She is up 10-8
She is making Sun Yu move all over the court to retrieve the shuttle and is forcing the Chinese to make errors. The tactic is currently working brilliantly. Sindhu up 9-7
As Sun started breathing down Sindhu's neck, the Indian smartly takes another point for 8-6
And she continues to widen the gap for 7-5
A little scream from a fired-up Sindhu for 6-5
It is once more all square at 5-5
But the Chinese is trying to make a comeback here. She now trails 4-5
Superb Sun dropshot catches Sindhu off-guard. The Indian still up 5-3
Sindhu jumps to 4-2 much to the delight of the crowd.
And they are level. It is 2-2 now.
Sindhu is up 2-0
GAME 2
Sindhu takes a 1-0 lead and the crowd roars
Wow what a mini comeback that was from Sindhu! It was a little too late but if she can maintain that sort of focus and up her attacking game just like she did at the China Open final, this can go to the decider!
Finally Sun Yu stops Sindhu's march to take the opening game, 21-15.
And a sixth point for 15-20
5 points in a row for 14-20
And a fourth point for 13-20
3 points in a row for 12-20
And another for 11-20
Sindhu finally takes a point at the net to make it 10-20
Some stupendous accuracy from the Chinese for 19-9
It is a HUGE 9-point gap now. Sun Yu leads 18-9
The Chinese is in complete control at the moment and is up 16-9
Sindhu takes a point to make it 9-14
Post-break,the Chinese extending her lead and she is now 14-8
At the mid-game interval, Sun Yu has an 11-8 advantage.
Superb attack from Sindhu and she now trails 7-9
Excellent retrieving from Sindhu for 5-8
The Chinese has a 4-point advantage at 8-4
Brilliant smash from Sindhu for 4-7
Nice placement from the World no. 6 and she is up 6-3
Great accuracy from the Indian who is targeting the corners. Sindhu trails 3-5
But Sun Yu still has a 4-2 advantage
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Let us hope Sindhu can grab a semi-final berth.
That wraps up our live coverage of the World Superseries Finals. We shall be back tomorrow evening with the live coverage of the much-awaited PV Sindhu vs Carolina Marin match. Good night!