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.
In a battle of former badminton world champions, , the Indian was on the back foot at the start and trailed 0-4 after initial exchanges.
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 .
HS Prannoy, India’s top men’s singles player at the Games also progressed into the pre-quarter finals with ease.
The ace shuttler shared a series of photos with Apple CEO Tim Cook on her social media handles.
Former champion PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy, will headline 14-member Indian challenge at the BWF World Badminton Championships to be…