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For five years since their first encounter in 2019, Sindhu has towered over Singapore's Yeo Iia Min in their head-to-head record, earning four wins without conceding a game.
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Showing how much the victory meant to her, Yeo screamed and slumped to the ground clenching her fists as she progressed to the Nov 22 quarter-finals, where she will meet Thailand's world No. 10 Supanida Katethong.
"I'm happy to have another breakthrough for myself. Sindhu is tall and has a good smash, so I have to be wise with my shots to restrict her as much as I can, while I attack as well," said the 25-year-old Singaporean, who had beaten Hong Kong's Happy Lo 21-7, 21-18 in the first round on Nov 20.
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