BWF World Tour Finals News
Sindhu, the reigning world champion and two-time Olympic medallist, could neither match the pace nor breach the defence of the world number six Korean, losing 16-21 12-21 in the 40-minute lop-sided clash.
The two time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu booked her finals spot after defeating Japan's Akane Yamaguchi in the semi-finals 15-21,21-19.
Indian shuttler Srikanth Kidambi was knocked out in the semi-finals of the BWF World Tour Finals by Malaysian Lee Zii Jia, 21-19 21-14.
PV Sindhu defeats German shuttler Yvonne Li 21-10 21-13 to enter knockout stages in the BWF World Tour Finals. Kidambi Srikanth out after defeat in his second group match.
Top Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth registered straight-game victories to make impressive starts to their respective women's and men's singles campaigns at the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals here on Wednesday.
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu who's in great form in 2021, will look to claim a title in the BWF World Tour Finals. Young talent Lakshay Sen and World No.11 pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty debut at the World Tour Finals. India's best-ever qualification performance, a total of 7 shuttlers qualified.
A week ago P V Sindhu had suffered a demoralising defeat to Ratchanok Intanon and this time too there was no change in fate for the World Champion. Sindhu went down 18-21 13-21 to the third-seeded Thai. Meanwhile, Srikanth enjoyed a 3-0 head-to-head count against Wang Tzu Wei ahead of his match but it mattered little as the Taiwanese world no 12 made a remarkable comeback and secured a 19-21 21-9 21-19 win over the Indian.
A week after a demoralising defeat at the Toyota Thailand Open quarterfinals, P V Sindhu produced a much improved performance but still lost to Tzu Ying 21-19 12-21 17-21 in a 59-minute match. It was Sindhu's 16th defeat to Tzu Ying in 21 meetings.
World champion and Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu, who had won the prestigious title in 2018, has been clubbed in Group 'B' alongside top-ranked Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei and home favourites Ratchanok Intanon and Pornpawee Chochuwong.
Sindhu battled it out against familiar foe Nozomi Okuhara who has been a formidable opponent over the years, in the final of the BWF World Tour Final 2018.
Sindhu registers a 21-19, 21-17 win over Okuhara in a thrilling summit showdown of the women's singles event that lasted a little over an hour.
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