Sindhu advances into semi-finals of World Championships

FILE PHOTO - 2016 Rio Olympics - Badminton - Women's Singles - Gold Medal Match - Riocentro - Pavilion 4 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 19/08/2016. P.V. Sindhu (IND) of India reacts during play against Carolina Marin (ESP) of Spain. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo

(Reuters) - India's Pusarla Sindhu assured herself of a third BWF World Championships medal on Friday, swatting aside China's Sun Yu 21-14 21-9 to enter the semi-finals of the event in Glasgow.

The 22-year-old, who has won bronze medals in the 2013 and 2014 editions and is looking to become the first person from her country to claim the title, set up a clash with China's world junior champion Chen Yufei.