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China Open: PV Sindhu exits, victory for Sai Praneeth
Last updated on Sep 19, 2019, 04:47 pm
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It didn't go as planned for PV Sindhu in the ongoing China Open.
The BWF World Championships women's singles winner bowed out of the China Open Super 1000 tournament after suffering a pre-quarterfinals defeat to Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong.
Sindhu lost in a three-game duel.
Meanwhile, Sai Praneeth won his match.
Here are all the details.
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SIndhu
Sindhu loses momentum to lose the tie
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Sindhu fell short in a duel that lasted for more than 50 minutes.
Sindhu managed to take the first game 21-12, however, she lost her touch to go down 13-21, 19-21 in the next two games.
In fact, Sindhu led the third game at crucial junctures with the scores reading 12-7 and 19-15.
Chochuwong managed to win six straight points to stun Sindhu.
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The match
How did the match pan out?
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Sindhu took the early momentum in the first game to lead 7-1. However, Pornpawee pulled back to reduce the deficit to 10-11 at the break.
Sindhu managed to win eight points at a stretch to get the hold and win 21-12.
The second game saw Pornpawee dominate the show throughout to seal the deal.
In the third game, Sindhu's end product deserted her.
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Doubles events
India lose in men's doubles and mixed doubles events
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Meanwhile, the men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost their match against Japan's Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda on Thursday.
They went down 19-21, 8-21 in the second-round match that lasted 33 minutes.
Later on, mixed doubles pair of Satwik and Ashwini Ponanappa crashed out after losing against Yuki Kaneko and Misaki Matsutomo in a three-game duel.
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Data
Sai Praneeth beats China's Guangzu Lu 21-19, 21-19
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India's men's singles shuttler Sai Praneeth advanced to the third round of the China Open. The star player overcame China's Guangzu Lu 21-19, 21-19 in a thrilling contest.
