Seventh seed Sindhu lost 14-21, 18-21 to Bing Jiao in the women’s singles. Sindhu has won two Super 300 titles—the Syed Modi International and the Swiss Open—this season
PV Sindhu
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu made a shock first round exit from the Indonesia Open Super 1000 event after suffering a straight-game defeat against China’s He Bing Jiao, here on Tuesday.
Seventh seed Sindhu lost 14-21, 18-21 to Bing Jiao in the women’s singles. Sindhu has won two Super 300 titles—the Syed Modi International and the Swiss Open—this season.
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By virtue of this win, World No.9 Bing Jiao, whom Sindhu had defeated at the Badminton Asia Championship, lead the Indian 10-8 on head-to-head record.
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The defeat at the Istora Gelora Bung Karno has affected Sindhu’s preparations for the next month’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Also bowing out was B Sai Praneeth, who lost 16-21, 19-21 to Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus of Denmark in the men’s singles.
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