Good record
Since that marathon World Championship final, Sindhu and Okuhara have played each other six times and the Indian won four times. But Saturday, Sindhu looked completely out of sort as just 15 minutes into the match and she was crestfallen after meekly surrendering the first game following a heap of unforced errors, mainly at the net and sidelines. While in-form Okuhara showed great control, Sindhu looked low in confidence and lacked the patience to engage her rival in long rallies. With Sindhu continuing to commit simple errors, which included missing the lines and finding the net too often, Okuhara dominated the proceedings, gathering points at will.

Okuhara v Tai Tzu final
Okuhara will face World No. 1 Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying, who quite incredibly saved five match points to take the match against Akane Yamaguchi to the decider and then came up trumps. She won 15-21, 24-22, 21-19 in a 57-minute clash with Yamaguchi to enter the finals.

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