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Patna : Top seed Tai Tzu Ying, 27, Chinese Taipei, and defending champion P V Sindhu, 26, India reached the quarter-finals of TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2021 at Huelva, Spain, on December 16, 2021.
World No 1 Tai Tzu Ying edged past World No 19 Kirsty Gilmour, 28, Scotland, in a three-game thriller 21-10, 19-21, 21-11 in 48 minutes in 3rd round on December 16, 2021. Tai won 61 rallies in the match to 42 by Gilmour. Tai won 7 consecutive points during the match to 8 by Gilmour, who created 8 game point opportunities. Tai now leads Gilmour 5-0 Head to Head.
Sindhu, the 6th seed, beat 9th seed Pornpawee Chochuwong, 23, Thailand, in straight games 21-14, 21-18 in 48 minutes in 3rd round. Sindhu, the two-time Olympic medallist, won 42 rallies during the match to 32 by the Thai. She won 5 consecutive points during the match to 4 by Chochuwong. Sindhu now leads Chochuwong 5-3 Head to Head.