JAKARTA, July 6:
Indian challenge ended at the USD 1,250,000 Indonesian Open after PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy suffered straight-game quarterfinal defeats to crash out of the BWF World Super 1000 tournament here today.
World no 3 Sindhu, a silver medallist at Olympics and world championship, lost 14-21 15-21 to Chinese world no 7 He Bingjiao in 37 minutes. It was her sixth loss to the left-handed Chinese shuttler in 11 meetings.
Prannoy, seeded eighth, went into the match with a 1-3 head-to-head count against All England champion Shi Yuqi. He seemed to match Shi Yuqi in the rallies but lacked precision in his finishing touches.
As a result, the third seeded Chinese lead 11-8 at interval in both the games and eventually notched up a 21-17 21-18 win in 39 minutes to reach the semifinals.
The opening match between Sindhu and Bingjiao opened on an even keel as both the players looked to outdo each other in the rallies. At one stage, Bingjiao lead 10-8 but Sindhu managed to erase the deficit before a net return error gave a 11-10 lead at the break.(PTI)
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