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!!
Final score: 21-17, 21-23, 21-18
This was the Indian's EIGHTH win a row AFTER WINNING THE CHINA OPEN LAST WEEK!!!!!!
PV IS THROUGH TO THE SEMI-FINALS!!!!!!!
And Sindhu WINS IT!!!!!
With the World No. 32 now looking weary, Sindhu has jumped to 20-18 with two match points in hand!
And she follows it up with a quick point for 19-18
An extremely long and gritty rally ends with Sindhu taking the point and making it 18-18
Liang has taken a slender lead here for 18-17
Towards the business end, with both women giving their all, the game is now evenly poised at 17-17
Finally, Liang stops the run of points and makes it 16-16
Sindhu has now even taken the lead for 16-15
And it is all square - 15-15 WOW!
And it is 14-15. The Sindhu COMEBACK is TRULY ON!!!!!
Sindhu has now made it to within 2 points of her opponent at 13-15
And it is a three-point gap at 12-15
Sindhu has now closed the gap to just four points - 11-15
Sindhu has now taken 2 points for 9-14. Is she coming back?
Liang is indeed in the driver's seat now having inched ahead 14-7
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!
The five-point gap continues even after the break and Sindhu now trails 7-12
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!
Currently, she needs to be reminded about her fiery spirit and courage as she is trailing 6-11 at half-time.
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!
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!