Double Olympics medallist PV Sindhu, fresh from her Japan Open triumph, crashed out of the China Open after losing to Olympic champion Chen Yufei in a hard-fought pre-quarterfinal match that went to three games.
Updated On – 23 July 2026, 01:10 PM
Hyderabad: Double Olympics medallist P.V. Sindhu bowed out of China Open losing to the host country’s Chen Yufei 16-21, 22-20, 21-18 in the pre-quarterfinals on Thursday.
This was a disappointing result, coming just a week after she won the Japan Open.
Chen, seeded fourth, was the dominant player in the first game taking a comfortable 12-6 lead before Sindhu found her rhythm to level the scores at 16-all before pulling ahead with a splendid finish to win the first game 21-16.
The former Olympic silver medallist from India did put up a remarkable fight having four match points in the second game before the Chinese opponent staged a comeback to take the issue into the decider.
In the final game, Chen changed gears to leave Sindhu far behind and wrapped up the contest with ease.
Earlier, the fourth-seeded Chen, 2020 Olympics gold medallist, dominated early proceedings as she raced off to a 12-6 lead in the opening game. But Sindhu rallied back into the contest, drawing level at 16-16 before pulling clear with a superb finishing kick to win the first game 21-16.
