World Badminton Championships 2017: PV Sindhu vs Cheung Ngan Yi, Live Score and Updates: Sindhu wins 19-21, 23-21, 21-17

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Sindhu will next face the fifth seed Sun Yu for a place in the semi-finals.

It will be another tough task.

It took the two-time World Championships bronze medallist 1 hour 27 minutes to grind out the win!

But this survival will definitely stand her in good stead for it will get only steeper from here!

WHAT A MATCH AND WHAT A COMEBACK FROM SINDHU THAT WAS!!!!!
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The World No. 4 was TWO POINTS away from defeat

But she SURVIVED!

It was indeed the survival of the fittest!

Final score: Sindhu wins, 19-21, 23-21, 21-17

AND SINDHU WINS!!!!!!!

21-17

Will she come back again?

Cheung SAVES A SECOND MATCH POINT!!!!!

17-20

Cheung SAVES ONE MATCH POINT

16-20

FIVE MATCH POINTS FOR SINDHU

20-15

It is 19-15 for Sindhu

18-15 now

three-point lead for the Indian

Sindhu is in no mood to give her space anymore.

Slams shut her chances for a 17-14 lead

16-14 for the Rio medallist

And for the umpteenth time, Cheung is coming back...now trails 14-15

15-13 for the Indian

15-12 now

can she hold on to this now?

And another for a 14-12 lead

Sindhu had been way too erratic in the last few points but now she takes one to go up 13-12

12-12

12-11

just ONE-POINT lead for Sindhu

It's getting tight AGAIN!!

Sindhu now leads 12-10

12-8 for Sindhu now

8-11

suddenly there's been a shift in momentum

Cheung trails 7-11

Cheung gets two points to make it 6-11

11-5

11-4 for the Indian heading into the interval

10-4 for Sindhu

Cheung too must have been utterly dejected at having lost such a grand opportunity.

9-4 now

Is the worst over for the Indian?

Has she FINALLY found her strides?

The fourth seed is up 8-3 now

But the Indian cannot afford to relax..there's still a long way to go!

Cheung gets 2 points to make it 3-5

And it is cruise control for the Indian now....5-1

Sindhu makes her intentions clear and jumps out to 3-1

And now we are back for the decider!

Will it be this thrilling or will it be bereft of any drama?

Did you guys catch your breath?

What a thrilling contest this has been!

AND SINDHU FINALLY CONVERTS!!!!!

23-21

GAME POINT NO. 5 FOR THE INDIAN

22-21

It is SAVED yet again

21-21

Sindhu gets a game point again!!!!!

21-20

Cheung saves ALL THREE GAME POINTS!!!!

20-20

Cheung is breathing down Sindhu's neck now..

19-20

And Cheung saves one

18-20

THREE GAME POINTS FOR SINDHU

20-17

And Sindhu makes it 19-17

18-17 for the Indian

But Cheung's tenacity and determination have been unbelievable!

17-17