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12:49 (IST)25 NOV 2016
Remember, if Saina Nehwal wins her respective quarter-final later in the day today, we can have a mouthwatering SAINA VS SINDHU semi-final!!!! The winner of that contest will then secure the eighth spot in the prestigious DUBAI World Superseries Finals scheduled to be held next month!!
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Final score: 21-17, 21-23, 21-18
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This was the Indian's EIGHTH win a row AFTER WINNING THE CHINA OPEN LAST WEEK!!!!!!
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PV IS THROUGH TO THE SEMI-FINALS!!!!!!!
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And Sindhu WINS IT!!!!!
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With the World No. 32 now looking weary, Sindhu has jumped to 20-18 with two match points in hand!
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And she follows it up with a quick point for 19-18
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An extremely long and gritty rally ends with Sindhu taking the point and making it 18-18
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Liang has taken a slender lead here for 18-17
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Towards the business end, with both women giving their all, the game is now evenly poised at 17-17
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Finally, Liang stops the run of points and makes it 16-16
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Sindhu has now even taken the lead for 16-15
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And it is all square - 15-15 WOW!
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And it is 14-15. The Sindhu COMEBACK is TRULY ON!!!!!
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Sindhu has now made it to within 2 points of her opponent at 13-15
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And it is a three-point gap at 12-15
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Sindhu has now closed the gap to just four points - 11-15
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Sindhu has now taken 2 points for 9-14. Is she coming back?
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Liang is indeed in the driver's seat now having inched ahead 14-7
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Shall we be able to see a spectacular turnaround from the Indian? Time, however, is running out and Sindhu needs to hurry if she wants a win here!
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The five-point gap continues even after the break and Sindhu now trails 7-12
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Is there any hint of tiredness from the Indian? Remember, she has been playing non-stop for 2 weeks in a row and is on a seven-match winning streak!
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Currently, she needs to be reminded about her fiery spirit and courage as she is trailing 6-11 at half-time.
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But don't count Sindhu out! The tigress in her can show up any time to surprise her opponent and we have seen it happen many times before!
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Liang's determination and persistence are reaping the rewards here. She has managed to steer the game her way to surge to 8-5
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Credit to the Singaporean for not being intimidated by her opponent and always managing to hang on.
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The Indian raced ahead to 4-1 before seeing her advantage vanishing for 4-4
12:22 (IST)25 NOV 2016
Game 3
The Indian starts with an aggressive mindset and builds a 3-1 lead
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WHAT Sindhu needs to do?
She has to widen the gap between her and Liang right from the start of the decider.
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And she INDEED is!!!! What a spirited show from the Singaporean to snatch the second game, 23-21
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And in a repeat, it is Liang yet again with a third game point at 22-21. Can she be third time lucky?
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The FIGHTER Sindhu is here again!! She once more saves the game point for 21-21
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What a THRILLING game going on!!! The Singaporean now has a second game point at 21-20
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The Indian puts up a superb show to save the game point and level at 20-20
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And the Singaporean even has a game point at 20-19
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And just like before, the resilient Liang comes back for 19-19
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Sindhu's improved defense is shining bright here. Under the gun, she eked out a hard-fought point to go up 19-18.
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This is the business end of the game and the Indian needs to be careful not to leak any error.
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Her persistence pays off and the game is back on level terms at 18-18
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But Liang has not given up and she keeps cutting down the Indian's lead. She is now trailing 16-18.
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Sindhu keeps on soaring higher and higher. With tremendous footwork and admirable fighting spirit, she has created quite a gap between her and Liang at 17-13
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But this is where the China Open champion is looking good. Confident and aggressive, she has broken free from the tie to surge ahead 15-12
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The game continues in the same fashion even after the break. Sindhu went up 12-10 but the Singaporean once more erased her advantage to tie the score 12-12
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At the mid-game interval, the lead goes back to PV Sindhu at 11-10, who came back from 9-10 down to take the next couple of points.
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With both putting up an extremely determined display, it is not a surprise that the game is now evenly poised at 9-9
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The lead keeps on rotating between the two and it is now Sindhu who has grabbed it for 7-6
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This is a great display of aggression from the Singaporean shuttler who has now regained the lead for 5-3.
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It's a hard-fought affair now with the two locked at 3-3
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GAME 2
If Liang still wants to come back, she needs to be careful not to concede early string of errors. And she has started with a positive mindset and now leads Sindhu 2-0.
That's all for now, friends. Hope you enjoyed our live coverage. We shall be back at 4pm IST with the live coverage of Saina Nehwal's match. Till then, Au revoir!