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World No. 15 PV Sindhu defeated the round of 16 matches to the World No-2 player.
Double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu has made it to the quarter -finals of the BWF Badminton World Championship. He defeated Wang Jhi of China in a straight game in the round of 16 matches of Women’s Singles on Thursday. The Indian pair also got success at the mixed doubles event.
Sindhu dominates against world number-2 Sindhu, who won the silver and bronze medal at the Olympics, maintained her dominance against World No-2 Wang Jhi. Sindhu defeated Wang for the third time in the 5th head to head match. World No. 15 Sindhu won the first game by a margin of 21-19 after a tough competition.
After winning the first game, Sindhu also led by a margin of 12-6 in the second game. He retained the lead and won the second game with a margin of 21-15 and won the match. In the quarter-finals, Sindhu may face World No. 1 South Korea’s Aan from Young.
PV Sindhu defeated World No-2 Wang Jhi for the third time.
Mixed doubles pair won in 3 games World No. 16 Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Krishto of India won the round of 16 matches in 3 games. World No. 2 Hong Kong Ke Tang Chun Min and Ying Sut defeated both by a margin of 21-19. Dhruv-Tanisha returned to the second game and won 21–12 and made the match equal. The Indian pair won the third game by a margin of 21-15 and entered the quarter-finals.
The Indian pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Krishto defeated the World No-5 pair.
Pranay was defeated by World No-2 The Indian challenge at the Mains Singles event ended. HS Prannoy suffered defeat in the round of 32 late Wednesday. He was defeated by Andres Antonsen of World No. 2 Denmark in 3 games. Andres won the first game very easily by a margin of 21-7.
Prannoy returned and won the second game 21–17 and brought the match on par. The third game saw a tough competition between the two and the time the score was equal to 21-21. Antonsen again played an attacking game and won the third game from 23-21 and won the match. In the Round of 64 before Pranay, Lakshya Sen suffered a defeat to World No-1 player.
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Sindhu has entered the Round of 16 of the BWF World Championship. He dropped Malaysia’s Letshna Karupathawan in a straight game in the Women’s Singles Round of 32 match on Wednesday. At the same time, the Indian challenge in Mains Singles ended. HS Prannoy suffered defeat in the Round of 32. Read full news …