BAC: Sindhu, Prannoy, Doubles pair ousted, India’s campaign ends
This was Sindhu’s first loss against the Chinese shuttler in six meetings.
This was Sindhu’s first loss against the Chinese shuttler in six meetings.
Sumeeth and Siki after losing the first game came back strongly to win the next two games against Liya Ayu Kusumawati and Rehan Kusharjanto 14-21, 21-11,21-17 to emerge victorious .
Two-time Olympic medalist Sindhu made short work of world No. 63 Huang Yu-Husn 21-14, 21-12 in 36 minutes in her Round of 16 clash.
Seeded second, Sindhu defeated world No. 49 Wen Yu Zhang of Canada 21-16, 21-12 in 30 minutes in her round of 32 match. The Indian,11th in the badminton rankings, will now take on world No. 63 Huang Yu-Husn of Chinese Taipei in the second round.
Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu advanced to the second round of the Madrid Spain Masters with an emphatic straight-game victory over Canada's Wen Yu Zhang.
The draw was held at the Badminton World Federation headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday.
16th seed Sindhu, is the only Indian in World Championships women’s singles draw as Olympics bronze medalist Saina Nehwal’s has opted out of the event.
Sindhu, who has endured a poor season so far, failed to cross the first-round hurdle going down to Chinese Taipei’s Pai Yu Po 18-21, 21-10, 13-21
The Indian who was world No. 12 in the standings last week hasn’t been outside the top 16 in the women’s singles rankings since January 2013.
Sindhu’s campaign in the tournament came to an end as she went down 22-20, 21-13 against the Chinese in the quarter-finals. This was her fourth loss to Gao Fang Jie in five head-to-head meetings.