Li Ning China Masters: Jiang Yanjiao narrowly defeats P. V. Sindhu in Women’s Singles semi-final
China’s in-form female shuttler Jiang Yanjiao reached into Women’s Singles final after narrowly defeating her spirited challenger P. V. Sindhu in semi-final contest at the Li Ning China Masters Super Series 2012 at Changzhou, China, on Saturday, September
15.
The World Number 9 Yanjiao, who is number four seed in Women’s Singles main draw, continued her impressive performance as she overpowered the aggressive Indian shuttler and advanced into the title match.
Yanjiao took the first game easily but lost the second set in the similar fashion. However, she had to dig into her arsenal in the deciding game and won the battle in hard-fought three games by working hard for 66 minutes.
In the meanwhile, the lower ranked Sindhu could not repeat her quarter-final performance when she defeated the Olympic Champion Li Xuerui as she was a little slow against Yanjiao and lost the battle with a respectable margin but not before proving her worth
on court.
First game was almost one-sided when the local shuttler played with aggression and precision and took a wonderful lead of 11-4 until the one-minute break.
After the interval, Yanjiao continued her fast and positive play on court without sparing any chance for her rival and eventually grabbed the opening set with a stunning 21-10 score on the board.
The second game was completely different as it was the Indian shuttler who put up wonderful show and took a reasonable lead in opening half.
After the mid-game interval, Yanjiao tried her best to stop the progress of Sindhu but failed to play positive badminton and eventually lost the game with a margin of 14-21.
The deciding game was absolutely fantastic when both shuttlers snapped each other’s heel while remaining focused until the one-minute break.
After the mid-game interval, they remained positive and consistent in their positive and fast play and reached at 19-19 when the Chinese shuttler showed her remarkable skills and scored the ending points to take the game with a difference of 21-19.
Yanjiao remained lucky in winning this fabulous fight in 66 minutes by a thrilling margin of 21-10, 14-21 and 21-19.
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