Indian player PV Sindhu lost to Chinese player in the pre-quarterfinals of Badminton Asia Championship.

Ningbo. Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu lost the pre-quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Championship here on Thursday despite putting up a tough challenge to sixth seed Han Yue of China. Sindhu, who is trying to return to form before the Paris Olympics, put up a tough challenge for one hour and nine minutes but ultimately lost to Yue 18-21 21-13 17-21, despite the Indian having a tough match against her before the match on Thursday. The winning record was 5-0.

Among other Indians, the doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa lost 17-21 12-21 to third seeded Japanese pair of Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida in the pre-quarterfinals. Sindhu made a good start in the first game and took advantage of her experience to take an 8-4 lead and extended it to 14-8. But the Chinese player made a brilliant comeback and Sindhu started making mistakes. Yue tired Sindhu by engaging her in long rallies and reached the level at 15-15. After this UE won the first game.

In the second game, Sindhu took an aggressive stance and took a lead of 16-8 with the help of her experience. Yue tried her best to make a comeback but Sindhu did not give any chance and won the second game to level the score at 1-1. In the deciding game, Sindhu lost momentum after a good start with an 8-4 lead. With her fast and aggressive game, the Chinese player tired the Indian player by trapping her in long rallies due to which Sindhu started making mistakes. After this, after 10-10, UAE went ahead by 17-10. However, Sindhu scored a few points to make the difference 20-17. Sindhu saved two game points but in the end her opponent entered the quarterfinals.

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