The 18-year-old took just 55 minutes to defeat seventh seeded Chinese Shixian Wang 21-18, 21-17 in the quarterfinal to assure India of at least a bronze at the competition.
“I congratulate Sindhu on reaching the semifinals and ensuring a medal. But she has the capability to go all the way in the tournament and I wish her all the luck in her endeavour,” BAI president Akhilesh Das Gupta said.
This is only the third instance that an Indian will bring home a medal from the Worlds. Prakash Padukone won the men’s singles bronze in 1983 at Copenhagen while Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa won a bronze in women’s doubles in the last edition at London in 2011.
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