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.
The squad is a mix of youth and experience with the senior selection committee deciding to have more options in singles considering the hectic schedule of all players this season.
Sindhu will now take on the winner of the clash between world No. 1 An Se-young o Korea and Chinese Taipei’s Hsu Wen-chi.
The Indian pair secured a 21-18, 21-14 against Tokyo Olympics bronze medallists Chia and Wooi Yik and progressed to the final of the BWF 750 Series badminton tournament.
PV Sindhu’s campaign at the Asian Games ended after she was ousted by China's world no 5, He Bingjia in the quarter finals in Hangzhou on Thursday .
Saina is looking to keep her Tokyo Olympic hopes alive after an inconsistent outing in 2019 and not the best of starts this year.
World number six Sindhu had a dream run at the World Championships in Basel, Switzerland, winning the title last year, but she made early exits in the rest of the season.
Srikanth won 21-12 21-11 in 36 minutes, whereas his next opponent Kashyap got a walkover from Frenchman Lucas Corvee.
Meanwhile, Rio Olympic silver medallist P.V. Sindhu will face Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan in a women's singles match.
Sindhu keeps the Indian challenge alive in women's singles after Saina Nehwal's elimination at the hands of China's Cai Yan Yan earlier in the day. This is the former world no 1's fifth first-round exit in the last six tournaments.
