China Masters 2024: PV Sindhu out of second round, defeated by Singapore player
Indian badminton star PV Sindhu’s journey in China Masters Super 750 ended with defeat in the second round. Sindhu had to face a 2-1 defeat in a three-set match against Singapore player Yeo Jia Min in the women’s singles match held on November 21. PV Sindhu had started the tournament very well in which she defeated her better ranked player Busanan Ongbamrungphan and made it to the second round, however here she had to face a very tough challenge against Jia Min and she won. Could not succeed in achieving.
Sindhu tried to make a comeback by winning the second set
PV Sindhu had to face a one-sided 16-21 defeat in the first set in her match against Yeo Jia Min in the second round of China Masters Super 750. After this, Sindhu made a strong comeback in the second set and won it 21-17 and leveled the match at 1-1. In the last set, there was a very tough competition between both the players in which Sindhu was ahead 13-9 at one time but Jia Min, apart from showing aggressive play, took advantage of Sindhu’s mistakes and won 21-23. The journey ended in this tournament. This match between the two lasted for a total of one hour and 9 minutes.
The pair of Trisha Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also had to face defeat.
If we talk about the performance of other Indian players in this tournament, then in women’s doubles, the pair of Anupama Upadhyay and Malvika Bansod lost to the Chinese pair of Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning 16-11, 11-21 in two straight sets in the second round. Had to face defeat. Apart from this, Anupama had to face defeat against Natsuki Nidaira of Japan by 7-21 14-21 while Malavika lost against Supanida Ketthong of Thailand by 9-21 9-21.
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