<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/king-is-back-in-his-territory-shastri-on-virat-kohli-23429397" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>India</strong></a>&rsquo;s campaign came to a premature end as double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu crashed out in the pre-quarterfinals of the Kumamoto Masters Japan Super 500 badminton tournament here on Thursday.</p>
<p>World No. 20 Sindhu was the lone Indian in contention after the exits of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/sindhu-on-song-lakshya-off-tune-23428797" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Lakshya Sen</strong></a> and the women&rsquo;s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand.</p>
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<p>Sindhu squandered a first-game lead to lose 21-17, 16-21, 17-21 against Canada&rsquo;s Michelle Li, ranked 23rd in the world, in a women&rsquo;s singles match that lasted one hour and 15 minutes. It was neck and neck in the first game before Sindhu took a 11-8 lead and kept up the early advantage.</p>
<p>Li came out attacking in the second game and raced to a 8-3 lead before Sindhu clawed back for 16-16. But &nbsp;Li pocketed five straight points to draw parity in the contest. Game 3, was a close battle till 17-all when Li pocketed four straight points to win it.&nbsp;</p>
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World No. 20 Sindhu was the lone Indian in contention after the exits of Lakshya Sen and the women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand.

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