PV Sindhu Loses In 37 Minutes, Crashes Out Without A Fight In Comeback Match

10.10.2024 - 19:11 sports.ndtv.com

Indian shuttler Kiran George moved to round of 16 of the ongoing Arctic Open on Wednesday. In his round of 32 match, George beat the Chinese Taipei's Wang Tzu Wei by 23-21, 21-18 in straight games to reach the next round.

Also, Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen moved into the pre-quarters round after Denmark's Rasmus Gemke's withdrew from the match due to injury.

PV Sindhu on Tuesday crashed out of the Arctic Open 2024 after a defeat against Canada's Michelle Li in the first round. Sindhu faced problems from the start of the bout and ended up losing to Li 21-16, 21-10.

The match lasted 37 minutes. It was Sindhu's first appearance in a tournament after the Paris Olympics 2024. It was also Sindhu's first game under her new coaches India's Anoop Sridhar and the Republic of Korea's Lee Soon Il.

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Tom Kim carded a stunning eagle at the last to join fellow South Korean An Byeong-hun at the top of the Genesis Championship leaderboard.

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Indian star PV Sindhu bowed out with a quarterfinal loss to Paris Olympics bronze-winner Gregoria Tunjung as the country's campaign came to an end in the Denmark Open badminton tournament on Friday. The 29-year-old Sindhu went down 13-21, 21-16, 9-21 in a nearly hour-long clash. The world number 8 from Indonesia, who had won just two matches from their 12 past encounters, was at her dominant best despite Sindhu managing to claim the second game. Top-seed An Se Young of South Korea will be the fifth-seeded Tunjung's semifinal opponent. Tunjung displayed command on the proceedings and reeled of eight points in a row to take the first game rather easily.

PV Sindhu Goes Down In Quarters, India's Campaign Ends At Denmark Open