P V Sindhu has rewritten the history books by becoming the first Indian woman singles player to ensure a medal at the World Badminton Championships after scoring an upset win over local favourite Shixian Wang of China to enter the semifinals here.

Sindhu, seeded 10th, had an easy outing against the World No. 8 and seventh seeded Wang.u00a0The Indian took just 55 minutes to get the better of her fancied Chinese opponent 21-18 21-17 at Tianhe Indoor Stadium.