Dubai World Superseries Finals: Sindhu defeats Chinese opponent Chen in semi-finals

Ace shuttler PV Sindhu defeated her Chinese opponent Chen Yufei  in the semifinals to secure a place in the title clash in the women’s singles of the BWF Super Series Finals on Saturday in Dubai.

PV Sindhu will face top seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the final on Sunday. Yamaguchi had beaten Thailand's Ratchanok Itananon in the other semifinal.

The Indian ace shuttler beat Chen 21-15, 21-18 and reached her maiden final. She is second Indian to reach the final of BWF Superseries Finals after Saina Nehwal did in 2011.

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PV Sindhu topped her group by winning all games against Hen Bingjiao, Sayaka Sato and Akane Yamaguchi.