World Badminton Championships 2017: PV Sindhu vs Sun Yu, Live Score and Updates: Sindhu wins 21-14, 21-9

Tonight, Saina Nehwal will look to bring home India's second medal from this World Championships when she meets the 16th seed Kirsty Gilmour.

Her match can be expected to begin around 11.30pm IST approx.

Stay tuned to Sportskeeda for all the latest updates.

Sindhu was already the first Indian to win multiple medals from the World Championships. And she only extends it further.

3 medals now (2013, 2014 and now 2017)

WHAT A PERFORMANCE FROM SINDHU THAT WAS! Totally annihilated the fifth seed!

She came, she saw, she conquered! Like a BOSS!!

Full score: Sindhu wins, 21-14, 21-9

SUN HITS IT OUT!

THIRD MEDAL FOR SINDHU!!!!!! 21-9

11 MATCH POINTS....20-9

19-9 now....sniffing distance to that third medal

Sun gets one back...9-18

18-8...just 3 points away from a medal

17-8 now....no stopping the Sindhu juggernaut today

16-8 for the Indian

Persistent attacks at the net gift a point to the Chinese

15-7....she is getting closer and closer to that THIRD MEDAL

14-7 now

Again winning the rallies LIKE A BOSS!!

Sindhu cruising 13-6

Sun desperately trying to hit at Sindhu but nothing is working....6-12

11-6 now

11-5 after the break

Sun fumbles at the net and it is 11-4 to Sindhu at the break

Another one in the tramlines from Sun....4-10

WHAT DEFENCE FROM SINDHU! She forces Sun to hit the shuttle OUT!

9-4

Sun loses the challenge.....2-8

challenge from Sun

Sindhu slices are back to unnerving Sun! 7-2

WHAT A RALLY!

Kudos to Sun for finding the edge of the baseline...2-6

Sindhu surges to 6-1

Sun gets her first point at 1-4

4-0...just smooth control of this match

And 3-0 for the Rio medallist in the blink of an eye

SECOND GAME

1-0 to Sindhu

Dropshots galore from Sindhu! She bags the first game, 21-14

Now 20-14

What an exchange! Sindhu just pushes the shuttle across the net....20-13

Wow! Error in judgement from Sindhu...she left a shot and it lands on the baseline....19-13

Uh oh! Bad miss from Sindhu....19-12

Sun struggles to reach a dropshot...11-19

Some punch in Sun's shots...11-18

It is 18-10 now for Sindhu

But Sindhu cannot take things lightly as Sun gets 3 points on the trot to make it 10-16

Point to be noted is both of them had long, grueling matches yesterday. Sindhu's match lasted 1 hour 27minutes. The Indian looks to have recovered very well.

16-7 for Sindhu

Maybe her previous experience of winning 2 World Championships quarter-finals is helping Sindhu?

Sindhu cruising at 15-6

Sindhu is just a picture of quiet confidence and determination while Sun is struggling even with her body language

Sun gets a point here..5-13

And Sun sends the shuttle long...Sindhu up 13-4

12-4....one-way traffic!

Sun loses the challenge as Sindhu's shot catches the line....11-4 at the break

Challenge requested by Sun Yu

Another delicate drop....soft as a feather....10-4 for the 4th seed