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PV Sindhu sealed a spot in her second successive final of the BWF World Tour Finals as she beat Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand 21-16, 25-23 in the semifinals in Guangzhou. Meanwhile, Sameer Verma suffered heartbreak in the semis as he lost to Shi Yuqi by a scoreline of 12-21, 22-20, 21-17.

PV Sindhu continued her impressive run at the ongoing BWF World Tour Finals as she beat American number 12 Beiwen Zhang 21-9 21-15 to secure top spot in Group A and reach the knockout stage. Sameer Verma defeated Thailand's Kantaphon Wangcharoen 21-9 21-18 to secure qualification.

PV SIndhu defeated Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan in a 61-minute encounter which was decided in three sets at the ongoing BWF World Tour Finals. In the men’s singles category, Sameer Verma got the better of opponent Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia in his second one after losing his first match.

17-year old Lakshya Sen, who recently bagged a win in the Tata Open, bid farewell to the junior circuit after he revealed that he would be competing in the senior category from next season onwards. Sen will now prepare for the All India Ranking Tournament in Bangalore which will be held next week.

Saina Nehwal has asserted that the Premier Badminton League (PBL) has helped a lot of shuttlers and the tournament is getting wider day by day in the country. She has also underlined the fact that the noise created by the spectators present at a venue can have both negative and positive impact.