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Patna : World No 2 and 2nd seed Tai Tzu Ying, Chinese Taipei, World No 3 and 4th seed Chen Yu Fei, China, World No 5 and 5th seed P V Sindhu, India, and World No 8 Saina Nehwal, India, entered the third round of BWF World Championships at Basel, Switzerland, on August 21, 2019.
Tai Tzu beat World No 28 Fitriani Fitriani, Indonesia, 21-15, 21-14 in 33 minutes in second round. Tai Tzu won 42 rallies in the match to 29 by the Indonesian. She won 8 consecutive points in the match to 4 by Fitriani. It was first meeting between the two players.
Chen Yu Fei beat World No 14 Pompawee Chochuwong, Thailand, 21-14, 21-19, in 44 minutes in second round. Yu Fei won 42 rallies in the match to 33 by Pompawee. She won 5 consecutive points in the match to 4 by the Thai. Yu Fei now leads Pompawee 6-1 Head to Head.
Sindhu beat World No 45 Pai Yu Po, Chinese Taipei, 21-14, 21-15 in 42 minutes in second round. Sindhu won 42 rallies in the match to 29 by Pai. She won 4 consecutive match in the match to 3 by Pai. Sindhu now leads Pai 3-0 Head to Head.
Saina, the 8th seed, beat World No 72 Soraya De Visch Eljbergen, Netherland, 21-10, 21-11 in 33 minutes in 2nd round. Saina won 42 rallies in the match to 21 by Soraya. She won 5 consecutive match to by Soraya. It was first meeting between the two players.