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Patna : Second seed & 2013 World Champion Ratchanok Intanon, 26, Thailand, defeated reigning 3rd seed & World Champion P V Sindhu, 26, India, in a three-game contest in semi-final to reach the final of SimInvest Indonesia Open 2021, an HSBC BWF World Tour Super 1,000 badminton tournament, at Bali, Indonesia, on November 27, 2021. Intanon will face 4th seed A N Seyoung, 19, South Korea, in final on November 28, 2021.
Intanon beat Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, 15-21, 21-9, 21-14 in 54 minutes in semi-final on November 27, 2021, rallying back from one game down. Intanon won 57 points during the match to 44 by Sindhu. Intanon also won 6 consecutive points during the match to 4 by the Indian. Sindhu had also lost in semi-final of Daihatsu Indonesia Masters last week.
World No 6 & 4th seed A N Seyoung defeated 5th seed Pompawee Chochuwong, 23, Thailand, in straight games 21-19, 21-19 in 50 minutes in semi-final on November 27, 2021. The South Korean won 42 points during the match to 38 points by Chochuwong. A N Seyoung won 9 consecutive points during the match to 5 points by the Thai.