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World No. 10 Beiwen Zhang stunned Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu in the women's singles event as Awadhe Warriors took an unassailable 4-0 lead over Hyderabad Hunters in a Premier Badminton League (PBL) match at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad on Friday.
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Saina Nehwal scripted a sensational comeback win over Canada's Michelle Li to guide Awadhe Warriors to a superb 4-3 victory over newcomers North Eastern Warriors in the third Premier Badminton League (PBL) here on Saturday.
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Awadhe Warriors overcame the last-minute pullout of star player Saina Nehwal owing to an injury, as they stunned defending champions Chennai Smashers in the Premier Badminton League opener.
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Awadhe Warriors' star attraction Sania Nehwal was ruled out of the opening match of the 3rd Premier Badminton League (PBL) against Chennai Smashers on Saturday, here, as she had not fully recovered from a right ankle niggle.
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The semifinals will take place on January 12 and 13 followed by the final, which will be held the very next day, on January 14.
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Expectations touched a crescendo as Sindhu and Sindhu took the court with crowd rooting for the two stalwarts in equal measure.
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Saina Nehwal's Awadhe Warriors were the first to qualify for the knockout stage and Chennai Smashers and Mumbai Rockets also had joined them in the semi-finals.
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In the super match, P V Sindhu straightaway dominated the proceedings, winning the opening game 11-4 easily.
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In the second men's singles, 2014 China Open winner Kidambi Srikanth then stunned World No. 3 Axelsen 11-9 11-9 to give a 2-1 lead to the Awadhe Warriors.
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Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal got her rhythm back, won her high profile clash against Sung Ji Hyun of Mumbai Rockets
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The 26-year-old outplayed Nitchaon 14-12 11-7 in a trump match to register her first win of the league.
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Olympic and world champion Carolina Marin moved past 2012 Games bronze medallist Saina Nehwal 15-14, 11-5.
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Marin and Sindhu famously clashed in the Rio Olympics where Marin won the gold and Sindhu bagged the silver.
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With Saina withdrawing, two-time bronze medallist at World Championship P V Sindhu will spearhead the Indian challenge.
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The Mumbai side would now take on the Delhi Acers in the Summit Clash at the Siri Forts Sports Complex in the Capital on Sunday.
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The Acers exacted revenge for their 3-4 loss to the Chennai-based team in the league phase and won the crucial semifinal to put one hand on the PBL trophy.
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In the first semifinal on Thursday, the Acers will take on the Smashers while the Warriors will face Rockets in the second last-four clash on Friday.
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World No.2 Saina then defeated Suo Di of Thailand in their trump match to take an unassailable 3-1 lead over Bengaluru Top Guns in the five-match tie.
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The Smashers had earlier defeated Mumbai Rockets 3-2 in their opening tie two days ago.
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Olympic bronze medallist Saina, B Sai Praneeth and doubles pair of Bodin Issara and Cai Yun won their respective matches to take an unassailable 4-1 lead over Delhi in their second tie.
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