PV Sindhu had a 2-1 (3) head-to-head record against Wang Zhi Yi coming into the Malaysia Masters women's singles final on Sunday. Sindhu had defeated Wang the last time she won a BWF World Title - Singapore Open in July 2022.
The two-time Olympic games medallist PV Sindhu entered the Malaysia Masters semifinals with an outstanding 17-1 head-to-head record over Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan. This was Sindhu's first BWF semifinal fixture in over seven months.
A tough contest awaits the former World Champion, currently ranked seventh in the world, as she will cross swords with her nemesis Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the last eight.
B Sai Praneeth and Sameer Verma suffered a massive setback as the duo made an unceremonious first-round exit at the Malaysian Open.
Saina Nehwal also stars in the same half of the draw and will open against USA's Iris Wang.
Saina was no match for Marin, who took exactly half-an-hour to dispose off the Indian's challenge 8-21 7-21.
Tai Tzu Ying defeated PV Sindhu 21-16 21-16 in the quarterfinal of the Malaysia Masters Super 500 tournament.
Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu cruised to the quarterfinals of Malaysia Masters with straight-game victories.
Sai Praneeth was knocked out in the first round of the Malaysia Masters, as he faced a straight-game defeat to Rasmus Gemke.
The biggest upset of the day for India was the ouster of the world number 12 men's doubles duo of Rankireddy and Shetty, who fought hard before going down to world number 19 Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi of Malaysia.
World number six Sindhu had a dream run at the World Championships in Basel, Switzerland, winning the title last year, but she made early exits in the rest of the season, including her failure to defend the World Tour Finals crown in December.
The Thai seeded No. 6 in the tournament, dominated the match from the start, jumping to a quick 6-1 lead and never letting Marin back into the set.
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