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PV Sindhu exits Badminton Asia Championships after 18-21 8-21 loss to Chinas Wang Zhi Yi, head to head now 4-3 for Wang after Sindhus earlier win over Wong Ling Ching
PV Sindhu in action (BAI Media)
PV Sindhu lost to World No. 2 Wang Zhi Yi of China 18-21, 8-21 in the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals at the Badminton Asia Championships Ningbo on Thrsday.
The head-to-head ahead of this match — which lasted for just 46 minutes — was equal between them and now the win-loss in past meetups reads 4-3 in favour of the Chinese star.
The Indian star shuttler had earlier defeated Malaysia’s Wong Ling Ching 15-21, 21-11, 21-19 in 1 hour and 7 minutes.
Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto lost to Malaysia’s Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei 13-21, 14-21 in 37 minutes.
Ayush defeated Chi Yu Jen 21-16, 21-12 in 41 minutes.
Unnati Hooda and HS Prannoy will be in action soon after PV Sindhu‘s loss.
Ayush Made History
World No. 25 Ayush, who won the US Open Super 300 title last year, had earlier stunned world No. 7 Lin Shi Feng of China with a 21-13, 21-16 victory in 51 minutes.
HS Prannoy defeated Nguyen Hai Dang of Vietnam 24-22, 21-12 in 47 minutes. He will face Hong Yang of China in the pre-quarterfinals after the latter received a walkover in the opening round.
Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, Malvika Bansod and Tanvi Sharma exited in the opening round.
(With inputs from Agencies)
April 09, 2026, 10:06 IST
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