Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu’s China Masters Super 750 Badminton campaign came to an end in the second round after she lost to Singapore’s Yeo Jiaming in a hard-fought three-match women’s singles match on Thursday. Ta. Sindhu, ranked 19th in the world, dispatched higher-ranked Busanan Onbumrungphan 21-17, 21-19 in the opening match, but defeated Min 16-21, 21-17, 21-23 in the 1 hour and 9 minute match. After being defeated, he fought bravely. Minutes. Anupama Upadhyaya and Malvika Bansod were also eliminated in the second round, ending the same for the two surviving Indian women’s singles players.
Anupama lost to Japan’s Natsuki Nihira 7-21, 14-21, while Malvika lost to eighth seed Suphanida Katetong of Thailand 9-21, 9-21.
The women’s doubles pair of Trisa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand was no match for second-seeded Chinese pair Liu Shenshu and Tangning.
The Indian duo, currently ranked 8th in the BWF World Tour Rankings and ranked 18th in the world, lost to their Chinese opponents 16-11, 11-21 in the second round, which lasted just 43 minutes.
India’s singles challenge rests on the shoulders of Lakshya Sen, who will face Denmark’s Rasmus Gemke in the men’s second round later in the day.
Defending champion Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who returned after a break after the Paris Olympics, will also be participating.
The Indian duo, who won gold medals at the Asian Games, will face Denmark’s Rasmus Kjær and Frederic Sogaard in the quarter-finals later on Thursday.
Sindhu vs. Ming ========= Thursday’s crushing defeat was Sindhu’s first loss against her Singapore rival in six games.
It was a close battle between Sindhu and Ming for the first six points, but the Singaporean progressed and took advantage of her opponent’s unforced errors to take a five-point advantage (11-6) at the first break. . .
However, Sindhu did not give up and with long rallies and great court play she drove her back, scoring four consecutive points and narrowing the gap to 11-10. The close battle between the two shuttlers continued until 16 points before Ming raised his game and scored five straight points to take the first game.
In the second game, Sindhu went on the attack and took an early 8-5 lead before Min gradually narrowed the lead, but the Indian stayed calm and used her experience to lead from 17 to 4. He scored consecutive points and tied the score.
This deciding match was a fun match for the audience, as neither team seemed to be willing to give up an inch to the other. At one point, Sindhu was leading 13-9, but a determined Ming didn’t give up and played a great attacking game, taking advantage of Sindhu’s tiring mistakes and taking the match to her advantage. PTI SSC SSC AH AH
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