Hong Kong Open: PV Sindhu, Sameer Verma enter second round
Other Sports | November 14, 2018 14:21 ISTPV Sindhu defeated Thailand's Nitchaon Jindapol 21-15 13-21 21-17 while Sameer Verma got the better of Suppanyu Avihingsanon 21-17 21-14.
PV Sindhu defeated Thailand's Nitchaon Jindapol 21-15 13-21 21-17 while Sameer Verma got the better of Suppanyu Avihingsanon 21-17 21-14.
It was Sindhu's third loss to Bingjiao, who had defeated her at the Indonesia Open and French Open in July and October this year.
The Olympic silver medallist registered an easy 21-13, 21-19 win in a match that lasted less than 30 minutes.
Ashwini had won a World Championship bronze in 2011 and a gold and silver at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games respectively with her earlier partner Jwala Gutta.
By virtue of this win, Sindhu has managed to break her hat-trick of losses against the American and equalled the head-to-head record at 3-3.
It was Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu-ying who got the better of PV Sindhu once again, defeating her in straight sets 21-13, 21-16 to win the gold medal.
With no gold added to the tally on Thursday, India slipped to 10th with four gold, four silver and 10 bronze for a total of 18 medals.
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Jayaram, who had reached the finals at White Nights last month, will face Indonesia's World No. 79 Shesar Hiren Rhustavito in the final.
The 16-year-old from Uttarakhand on Sunday became only the third Indian to win a gold at the prestigious tournament.
World No. 3 Sindhu lost 14-21, 15-21 to Chinese world No. 7 He Bingjiao in 37 minutes and it was her sixth loss to the left-handed Chinese shuttler in 11 meetings.
Nehwal slumped to an 18-21, 15-21 straight set defeat to her Chinese opponent Chen Yufei in the second round of the Indonesia Open.
PV Sindhu didn't break much sweat as she defeated Japan's Aya Ohori 21-17, 21-14 in a 36-minute women's singles match.
Olympic and world championship silver medallist Sindhu brushed aside the challenge of Malaysia's Ying Ying Lee 21-8, 21-14 to set up a clash Carolina Marin.
The Gold Coast loss was Sindhu's third successive against the Saina, following defeats at the 2017 National championship final and 2018 Indonesia Open quarterfinal.
The young and inexperienced Indian team proved no match for their French counterparts, who were ranked lower in the men's doubles.
The 25-year-old from Hyderabad, who had clinched his maiden Super Series title at Singapore Open last year, said the team is focused on beating France on the opening day.
The tournament which is in its 27th year of existence will see the Asian championship bronze medallist Prannoy along with B Sai Praneeth in the men's singles.
Kidambi Srikanth said he was not worried about rankings and that his main priority was to perform well in upcoming badminton tournaments.
The triumphant Indian badminton team that made a historic breakthrough with the mixed team championship gold was rewarded by the Badminton Association of India (BAI) with cash awards to the tune of Rs. 1.3 crore.
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