India's two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu defeated world number 2 Wang Zhi Yi of China in the World Championship match. With this victory, she has now sealed a place in the quarterfinals of the marquee event.

Currently ranked 15th, Sindhu, who managed to win the world title in Basel in 2019, took 48 minutes to win the contest, PTI reported. She defeated Zhi Yi 21-19, 21-15 to lead the head-to-head record against the Chinese 3-2.

Sindhu is now just one win away from securing the record-equaling sixth World Championship medal. She will now lock horns against Indonesia's Putri Kusuma Wardani.