Jakarta [Indonesia], January 22 (ANI): Two-time Olympic medalist shuttler PV Sindhu was eradicated from the Indonesia Masters badminton match following a loss within the first spherical on Wednesday.
Sindhu, the twelfth ranked shuttler on the planet, misplaced to world quantity 32 Nguyen Thuy Linh of Vietnam 22-20, 21-12 inside 37 minutes.
The two-time Olympic medallist started the opening sport in commanding trend, taking an 11-4 lead earlier than the mid-game interval.
Despite holding six-game factors at 20-14 at one stage, Sindhu couldn’t capitalise as Nguyen Thuy Linh staged a outstanding comeback to grab the primary sport with eight straight factors, as per Olympics.com.
The Indian badminton participant struggled to seek out her footing within the second sport because the Vietnamese shuttler surged forward to an 11-5 lead earlier than closing out the match in straight video games. This was Sindhu’s first loss in opposition to Nguyen Thuy Linh in three conferences.
Meanwhile, Lakshya Sen superior to the spherical of 16 of the boys’s singles after beating Japan’s Takuma Obayashi 21-9, 21-14 on the BWF Super 500 match.
World No. 10 Lakshya Sen, who reached the semi-finals on the Paris 2024 Olympics, dominated Takuma Obayashi, thirty seventh within the BWF rankings, in each video games to wrap up the competition in 39 minutes. Lakshya will tackle world No. 15 Kenta Nishimoto of Japan within the subsequent spherical on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila progressed to the spherical of 16 within the blended doubles occasion. They beat native favourites Adnan Maulana and Indah Cahya Sari Jamil in straight video games 21-18, 21-14. The Indian duo will tackle Malaysia’s Hoo Pang Ron and Cheng Su Yin for a spot within the quarter-finals. (ANI)