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Patna : World No 7 P V Sindhu, 26, India, and World No 3 Akane Yamaaguchi, 24, Japan, on their respective Group stage matches in women’s singles at season-ending HCBC BWF World Tour Finals at Bali, Indonesia, on December 2, 2021.
Reigning World Champion Sindhu, also a two-time Olympic Medallist, blanked World No 23 Yvonne Li, 23, Germany, in straight games 21-10, 21-13 in just 31 minutes. Sindhu won 42 points during the match to 23 points by Li. The Indian won 7 consecutive points during the match to 3 by the German.
Yamaguchi beat World No 6 A N Seyoung, 19, South Korea, in a three-game thriller 21-14, 18-21, 21-16 in 56 minutes. Yamaguchi won 60 points during the match to 51 points by An Seyoung, who had won SimInvest Indonesia Open last week. The Japanese wob 5 consecutive points during the match to 3 by the South Korean.