Women’s singles world No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying knocked out Rio Olympics silver medallist Pusarla V Sindhu in the second semi final of the women’s singles event played at Tokyo today.

Though Sindhu fought hard for every point of the match, it did not prove enough for the impeccable play produced by the second seed Tai.

Tai Tzu Ying won 21-18, 21-12 in a match that lasted 40 mins.

Tai will be facing Chen Yu Fei (CHN) in the final tomorrow and looking forward to adding a maiden world title to her name. Sindhu on the other hand will be facing He Bing Jiao (CHN) in the bronze medal match.

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