Indian badminton player P V Sindhu is knocked out of the China Open in the second round after losing a three-game match to China’s Chen Yufei, described by multiple outlets as a local favourite and world No. 4. Sindhu enters the tournament coming off a Japan Open title the previous week, but she lets an early lead slip against Chen, who stages two key comebacks. Across the match, the games remain closely contested, with Sindhu taking the first game 21–16 after rallying from a deficit. In the second game, Sindhu is up 20–16 but Chen turns the momentum and wins 22–20, reversing the advantage. The deciding game is tight for long spells, with the score level at 17–17 before Chen pulls ahead to secure the match 21–18, with the overall contest lasting around 1.5 hours, according to the Free Press Journal report. NDTV also reports that Sindhu’s exit is an early setback for India at the event.
PV Sindhu eliminated in China Open second round by Chen Yufei
Indian badminton player P V Sindhu is knocked out of the China Open in the second round after losing a three-game match to China’s Chen Yufei, described by multiple outlets as a local favourite and wo...
- P V Sindhu loses to Chen Yufei in the China Open second round.
- The match is played over three games and lasts about 1.5 hours.
- Scores are 21–16, 20–22, 18–21 in favour of Chen.
- Chen is described as a local favourite and world No. 4.
- Sindhu had recently won the Japan Open before the China Open.
PV Sindhu squandered an early advantage to bow out of the China Open with a gruelling three-game loss to local favourite and world No. 4 Chen Yufei in the second round.
4 hours agoChangzhou: Indian badminton ace P V Sindhu let slip early advantage to bow out of China Open with a gruelling three-game loss to local favourite and world number four Chen Yufei in the second round here on Thursday.Home crowd favourite Chen Yu Fei goes up against Pusarla V. Sindhu .#BWFWorldTour #ChinaOpen2026 pic.twitter.com/0DbFiCF7ZY— BWF (@bwfmedia) July 23, 2026 Sindhu lost 21-16 20-22 18-21 in the energy-sapping match that lasted close to one and a half hour. The 30-year-old Hyderabadi had entered the tournament on a high after winning the Japan Open last week, ending a lengthy title drought.That the match was going to be a closely fought affair was evident in the opening game itself in which Sindhu rallied from 7-13 to be 16-16.The Indian then reeled off five consecutive points to grab the early advantage.Vintage PV Sindhu Stuns Yamaguchi To Become 1st Indian Japan Open Champion However, it was Chen's turn to pull off a comeback in the second game as Sindhu frittered away four game points.Chen, who is a gold-medallist from Tokyo Olympics in 2021, took the game 22-20, clawing back from a 16-20 position.The deciding third game also went neck-and-neck for most part before Chen broke away at 17-17 to clinch the victory.(Except for the headline, this article has not been edited by FPJ's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
12 hours agoIndian badminton ace P V Sindhu let slip early advantage to bow out of China Open with a gruelling three-game loss to local favourite and world number four Chen Yufei in the second round.
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