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LIVE World Badminton Championships 2017, Semi-finals: Saina goes down 21-12, 17-21, 10-21 to Okuhara, bags bronze medal

The duo's progression into the semi-finals has ensured India of two bronze medals in the tournament.

LIVE World Badminton Championships 2017, Semi-finals: Saina goes down 21-12, 17-21, 10-21 to Okuhara, bags bronze medal

New Delhi: Welcome to LIVE coverage of Day 6 of World Badminton Championships, 2017 at Glasgow.


 

Despite the defeat, Saina wins the bronze at the Worlds 2017, her second medal in the tournament 


Okuhara finally closes the decider on 21-10. Becomes the first ever finalist from Japanese


Okuhara is just two points away from scripting history. 19-9


A chance of a comeback seems even bleaker for the London Olympic medallist. Trails 17-7


A ravishing cross-court duel and Okuhara maintains a seven-point lead over Saina. 14-7


The 39-shot rally ends in favour of the Japanese who maintains her dominance over Saina. 12-5


Okuhara has the advantage at the change of ends. 11-4 stands the score. Huge pressure on the Indian. Needs to calm herself


Saina piles up pressure on herself with two crosscourt blunders. Trails by 9-3


Okuhara bags five straight points to shift momentum. Leads by 6-3


34-shot rally ends in favour of Saina. Takes an early lead of 3-1 in the decider


A good fightback scripted by Saina fell short in the fag-end of the set as Okuhara closed in at 21-17


Saina finally puts it on level terms 10-10


Saina shows intent, closes the gap to 8-9


The Japanese maintains the lead  9-6. Using the court to outplay the Indian


Saina showing signs of a fight back. Closes in the gap to 4-6 


Okuhara starts the second set on a strong note. 3-0 up 


Confident Saina closes first game 21-12 in 22 minutes 


Saina inching closer to victory in the first set. 17-10


Saina continued with her rampage taking a six-point lead over Okuhara. 13-6


Score in favour of the Indian shuttler at break – 11-6


The London Olympic medallist showing ample aggression putting pressure on the Japanese. Leading by 10-5


Saina takes an initial lead of 8-2


Head to Head Saina leading 6-1 Vs Okuhara


16:48 IST: Mohammad AHSAN/Rian Agung SAPUTRO defeated Takeshi KAMURA/Keigo SONODA: 21-12 21-15


16:04 IST: Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir defeat LEE Chun Hei Reginald/CHAU Hoi Wah 21-16 21-13 to sail into the finals of the mixed doubles category 


15:44 IST: Will both Indian shuttlers enter the final tonight?


15:25 IST: Reigning Olympic and 2 times World Champion Chen Long knocked out in Semis by Viktor Axelsen 9-21, 10-21.


India's PV Sindhu assured herself of a third BWF World Championships medal on Friday, brushing aside China's Sun Yu to enter the semi-finals of the event, while her compatriot Saina Nehwal did the same in her quarter-final clash against local favourite Kristy Gilmour in Glasgow. (BWF World Championships Women's Singles Semi-finals: PREVIEW)

Sindhu, who has won bronze medals in the 2013 and 2014 editions and is looking to become the first person from her country to claim the title, set up a clash with China's world junior champion Chen Yufei, who continued her winning run by beating eighth seed Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand 14-21, 21-16, 21-12.

Saina, on the other hand, won a silver medal at the last edition at Jakarta and is assured of at least a bronze here after she dug deep into her reservoir to eke out a 21-19 18-21 21-15 win over world No. 31 Gilmour of Scotland. The 27-year-old Indian, who was playing her seventh consecutive quarter-finals at the World Championships, reached the semi-finals for the second time in the prestigious tournament.

Here's everthing you need to know about the match:-

What time are Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu's respective semi-final matches?

Saina Nehwal's semi-final clash against Nozomi Okuhara will take place around 5:30 PM IST, while the match between PV Sindhu vs Yufei Chen will take place at around 12:30 AM IST (August 27).

How to watch the live streaming of Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu's respective semi-final matches?

The live streaming of all TOTAL BWF World Championships 2017 matches are available on the tournament's YouTube channel BadmintonWorld.tv.

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