China Open 2019: PV Sindhu Crashes Out with Shock Defeat Against Pornpawee Chochuwong in Second Round
PV Sindhu had earlier thrashed Olympic gold medallist Li Xuerui in just 38 minutes in the opening round of the China Open. Sindhu beat Li Xuerui 21-18, 21-12 to reach the second round. Sindhu took a four-point lead first up before Li fought back to get the first game level at 9-9. After the interval, Sindhu took control of the game.
World champion PV Sindhu crashed out after suffering a shock defeat against Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand in the second round of the China Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament in Changzhou, China on Thursday. Sindhu, who recently scripted history by becoming the first Indian to clinch a gold at the World Badminton Championships, lost 21-12 13-21 21-19 against the 15th ranked Pornpawee to be knocked out the China Open. PV Sindhu and B Sai Praneeth Win Their Opening Matches in China Open 2019, Advance to the Second Round of the Tournament.
Sindhu had earlier thrashed Olympic gold medallist Li Xuerui in just 38 minutes in the opening round of the China Open. Sindhu beat Li Xuerui 21-18, 21-12 to reach the second round. Sindhu took a four-point lead first up before Li fought back to get the first game level at 9-9. After the interval, Sindhu took control of the game.
Although Li managed to save four-game points in the end, Sindhu took the game 21-18. Li started the second game on the front foot. Sindhu was trailing 6-2 at one point but once the reigning world champion got into her groove, there was no looking back. Sindhu raced into the lead and ended up winning the second game by a comfortable margin of nine points.
Earlier in the day, Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty crashed out of the ongoing China Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament after suffering a straight-game loss to Japan's Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda on Thursday. Satwik and Chirag, ranked 15th in the world, could not maintain their decent start against their fourth-seeded opponents and went down 19-21, 8-21 in the second-round match that lasted 33 minutes at the Olympic Sports Center Xincheng Gymnasium.
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