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Patna : Third seed & twice olympics medallist P V Sindhu, 26, India, lost to top seed Akane Yamaguchu, 24, Japan, in straight games in semi-final of Daihatsu Indonesia Masters 2021, an HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 event, at Bali, Indonesia, on November 20, 2021. Yamaguchi hammered Sindhu 21-13, 21-9 in just 32 minutes to enter the final of the tournament.
The Japanese won 42 points during the match to 22 points by Sindhu. World No 5 Yamaguchi won 5 consecutive points in the match to 2 by the reigning World Champion Sindhu. Sindhu, however, still leads Yamaguchi 11-8 Head to Head. The Japanese will face 4th seed A N Seyound, 19, South Korea, in final on November 21, 2021.