Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu beat Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in straight games to cruise into the semi-finals and assure herself of a medal in the World Championships yesterday.

Sindhu defeated Okuhara 21-17, 21-19 in a 58-minute quarter-final match to set up a semi-final clash against World No. 2 and another Japanese Akane Yamaguchi today. The World No. 3 Indian produced a dominant display against her World No. 6 rival as she avenged her defeat in the last edition summit clash.