World Super Series Finals: PV Sindhu to play semi-final match today

In Badminton, Rio Olympics Silver medalist PV Sindhu will play her semi-final match of Dubai World Superseries Finals today.

She will take on Ji Hyun Sung of South Korea. Both players have met 9 times in the past, with Sindhu leading the head-to-head record, 6-3. She has won the last two games played against the Korean.

Sindhu had stormed into the last-4 yesterday after beating world number one Carolina Marin, whom she lost to in the Final of the Rio Games.

Sindhu won the match in straight games, 21-17, 21-13 to finish the group stage with 2 wins and a defeat.

Sindhu is the only Indian who had qualified to the tournament. Only the top-eight ranked players in the Dubai Rankings make the cut to the competition.