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Indian badminton star PV Sindhu has secured a place in the women’s singles semi-finals of the BWF Japan Open 2026 Super 750. She advanced after Japan’s former world champion Nozomi Okuhara withdrew from their scheduled quarter-final at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Friday because of an injury. Since the match was cancelled before play began, PV Sindhu received a walkover and moved into the last four of the Japan Open 2026.<\/p>\n

Why did Sindhu receive a walkover?<\/b><\/h3>\n

Okuhara, the 2017 world champion and current world No. 11, pulled out of the tournament because of an injury before the quarter-final. Interestingly, the Japanese shuttler had herself reached the quarter-finals after top seed and world No. 1 An Se-young of South Korea withdrew from their Round of 16 clash.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sindhu’s impressive run<\/b><\/h3>\n

Before advancing via walkover, world No. 10 Sindhu produced one of her best performances of the season by defeating China’s world No. 5 Han Yue 21-16, 21-14 in just 35 minutes. The straight-game victory improved her head-to-head record against Han Yue to 8-1 and secured her place in the quarter-finals.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Semi-final opponent<\/b><\/h3>\n

Sindhu will now face China’s world No. 4 Chen Yufei, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion, in the semi-finals on Saturday, July 18, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. Chen currently leads Sindhu 8-6 in their career head-to-head record, setting up another highly anticipated clash between two of badminton’s biggest stars.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Major milestone for Sindhu<\/b><\/h3>\n

The Japan Open marks:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Sindhu’s first-ever Japan Open semi-final, ending a 15-year wait at the tournament.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Her third BWF World Tour semi-final of 2026, following strong performances at the Malaysia Open (Super 1000) and the Australia Open (Super 500).<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Her first Super 750 semi-final since the 2023 Denmark Open.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • An opportunity to reach her first BWF World Tour final of the 2026 season.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    India’s campaign<\/b><\/h3>\n

    With Sindhu’s progress, she remains India’s lone representative left in the Japan Open after other Indian players, including men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, exited the tournament.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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    Indian badminton star PV Sindhu has secured a place in the women’s singles semi-finals of the BWF Japan Open 2026 Super 750. She advanced after Japan’s former world champion Nozomi Okuhara withdrew from their scheduled quarter-final at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Friday because of an injury. 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