Badminton: PV Sindhu out of first round of Indonesia Open
Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu suffered defeat in the first round of the Indonesia Open BWF Super 1000 badminton tournament. Former world champion Sindhu lost to Chinese Taipei’s Su Wen-Chi 15-21, 21-15, 14-21 in the women’s singles category. This is her first defeat against Wen-Chi.
The Taiwanese player took one hour and 10 minutes to defeat the Commonwealth Games gold medalist. In the last 32 round of the women’s doubles category, the Indian pair of Rituparna Panda and Swetaparna Panda lost to the sixth seeded Korean pair of Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong 12-21, 9-21.
The Paris Olympics are to be held next month. Before that, Sindhu’s inconsistent form is a matter of concern. Earlier, Sindhu lost to Carolina Marin in the pre-quarterfinals of the Singapore Open. Before that, Sindhu’s form was excellent in the Malaysia Masters. She reached the final. However, Sindhu had to face defeat against China’s Wang Zhi Yi in the final of the Malaysia Masters. The Indian shuttler lost to her Chinese opponent 21-16, 5-21 and 16-21 in the title match of women’s singles.
