Dubai Dec 15 (IANS) Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu registered the third consecutive win to top the women s singles of Group A in the World Superseries Finals at the Hamadan Sports Complex here on Friday.
Olympic medallist Sindhu eased past world No.3 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan 21-9 21-13 in 36 minutes.
Coming into the match both Sindhu and Yamaguchi had already secured their positions in the semi-finals eliminating the other two players in the group Japanese Sayaka Sato and China s He Bingjiao.
"Happy to win the match today and top the group..waiting for the draw to be out tonight " Sindhu wrote on Twitter after her game.
Sayaka defeated Bingjiao 21-18 21-16 in 32 minutes to get a consolation win.
From Group B Thailand s Ratchanok Intanon and Chen Yufei of China were through to the semi-finals. Chinese Taipei s Tai Tzu Ying and South Korean Sung ji Hyun were eliminated.
Indian men s singles star Kidambi Srikanth lost to Chinese Shi Yuqi 17-21 21-19 14-21 in an hour and 14 minutes. It was Srikanth s third consecutive defeat which makes it an unforgettable maiden outing for him.
Viktor Axelsen of Denmark and Yuqi advanced to the semi-finals from this group.
In the other group Malaysian veteran Lee Chong Wei and South Korean Son Wan Ho moved into the last four stage.
--IANS
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