Standing between P.V. Sindhu and a place in the Japan Open final is an old rival. The Indian will take on China’s Chen Yufei in the semifinals, looking to snap a five-match losing streak and cut the former Olympic champion’s 8-6 lead in their head-to-head record.
P.V. Sindhu vs Chen Yufei head-to-head (Chen leads 8-6)
2026: Indonesia Masters (QF) – Chen Yufei won 21-13, 21-17
2025: Singapore Open (R2) – Chen Yufei won 21-9, 18-21, 21-16
2024: French Open (QF) – Chen Yufei won 22-24, 21-17, 21-18
2022: Thailand Open (SF) – Chen Yufei won 21-17, 21-16
2019: World Tour Finals (Group) – Chen Yufei won 20-22, 21-16, 21-12
2019: World Championships (SF) – P.V. Sindhu won 21-7, 21-14
2019: Indonesia Open (SF) – P.V. Sindhu won 21-19, 21-10
2018: China Open (QF) – Chen Yufei won 21-11, 11-21, 21-15
2017: Super Series Finals (SF) – P.V. Sindhu won 21-15, 21-18
2017: French Open (QF) – P.V. Sindhu won 21-14, 21-14
2017: Denmark Open (R1) – Chen Yufei won 21-17, 23-21
2017: World Championships (SF) – P.V. Sindhu won 21-13, 21-10
2017: Malaysia Open (R1) – Chen Yufei won 18-21, 21-19, 21-17
2015: Macau Open (QF) – P.V. Sindhu won 21-13, 18-21, 21-14
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Published on Jul 17, 2026