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.
Third seed Sindhu looked a pale shadow of herself as she lost 13-21, 16-21 in 40 minutes against seventh seed He Bingjiao of China.
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 23-year-old further asserted that though she gave her 100 per cent in the tournament, she would definitely work on her weak areas.
Third seed Sindhu, facing Japanese Nozomi Okuhara, who defeated her at the previous edition's final, won 21-17, 21-19 in 58 minutes.
Saina, the 10th seed, was outclassed by Spanish seventh seed and two-time world champion Carolina Marin.
BAI president Himanta Biswa Sarma took to Twitter and announced a cash prize of Rs. 10 Lakh for the rising badminton star.
The 16-year-old from Uttarakhand on Sunday became only the third Indian to win a gold at the prestigious tournament.
While Saina skipped last week's Thailand Open, Sindhu made it to the final before losing to reigning World Champion Nozomi Okuhara, who climbed up two spots to 6th.
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.
World No. 13 Prannoy started off well against eighth-ranked Lin Dan, winning the first game 21-15.
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