NEW DELHI: Former title holder PV Sindhu‘s unlucky streak persevered as she exited the World Championships in Copenhagen on Tuesday.
As probably the most achieved Indian participant in World Championships historical past, amassing 5 medals, Sindhu displayed an absence of her regular vigour in her offensive play and was defeated in a subdued method with a rating of 14-21, 14-21.
Her opponent, Nozomi Okuhara from Japan, a former gold medalist in 2017 and silver medalist in 2019, posed as a well-recognized adversary.
It’s the first occasion the place the 16th-seeded Sindhu has not superior to the quarterfinals on this prestigious match.
Sindhu and Okuhara, greatest identified for his or her marathon 110-minute-long 2017 World Championships remaining in Glasgow, have all the time produced partaking contests however the second spherical match on the Royal Enviornment turned out to be a lop-sided contest.
The duo has been troubled by accidents within the final 12 months and had missed the final version. Sindhu got here into the match with a 10-Eight cushion however her sport lacked the attacking prowess.
Going through off after three years in sluggish situations, each the gamers went for prime tosses and clears, wanting to attract errors from the opposite nevertheless it was the previous world primary Okuhara, who got here up trumps together with her precision.
After an preliminary duel of 6-6, Okuhara managed to seize three factors and enter the break with a two-point lead.
The Japanese made it 16-12 after pouncing on a weak return on the internet. The Indian continued to go large and lengthy as Okuhara moved to 19-12 with a exact cross courtroom return.
One other shot going large from Sindhu gave seven sport factors to Okuhara, who transformed after the Indian went large once more.
The change of sides noticed a shift of momentum with Sindhu racing to a 9-Zero lead following a sequence of unforced errors from Okuhara.
Okuhara, nonetheless, slowly began to dominate the rallies and reeled off 5 straight factors with few good placements earlier than making it 9-10.
A cross courtroom shot helped Sindhu to realize a two-point benefit on the interval.
Okuhara began catching her rival on the entrance courtroom and grabbed six factors from 10-12 to show the tables on the Indian.
At 13-16, Sindhu unleashed a trademark cross courtroom smash to let loose a cry however she could not management her errors and finally gave six match factors to Okuhara, who sealed the competition after the Indian went lengthy once more.
(With PTI Inputs)
As probably the most achieved Indian participant in World Championships historical past, amassing 5 medals, Sindhu displayed an absence of her regular vigour in her offensive play and was defeated in a subdued method with a rating of 14-21, 14-21.
Her opponent, Nozomi Okuhara from Japan, a former gold medalist in 2017 and silver medalist in 2019, posed as a well-recognized adversary.
It’s the first occasion the place the 16th-seeded Sindhu has not superior to the quarterfinals on this prestigious match.
Sindhu and Okuhara, greatest identified for his or her marathon 110-minute-long 2017 World Championships remaining in Glasgow, have all the time produced partaking contests however the second spherical match on the Royal Enviornment turned out to be a lop-sided contest.
The duo has been troubled by accidents within the final 12 months and had missed the final version. Sindhu got here into the match with a 10-Eight cushion however her sport lacked the attacking prowess.
Going through off after three years in sluggish situations, each the gamers went for prime tosses and clears, wanting to attract errors from the opposite nevertheless it was the previous world primary Okuhara, who got here up trumps together with her precision.
After an preliminary duel of 6-6, Okuhara managed to seize three factors and enter the break with a two-point lead.
The Japanese made it 16-12 after pouncing on a weak return on the internet. The Indian continued to go large and lengthy as Okuhara moved to 19-12 with a exact cross courtroom return.
One other shot going large from Sindhu gave seven sport factors to Okuhara, who transformed after the Indian went large once more.
The change of sides noticed a shift of momentum with Sindhu racing to a 9-Zero lead following a sequence of unforced errors from Okuhara.
Okuhara, nonetheless, slowly began to dominate the rallies and reeled off 5 straight factors with few good placements earlier than making it 9-10.
A cross courtroom shot helped Sindhu to realize a two-point benefit on the interval.
Okuhara began catching her rival on the entrance courtroom and grabbed six factors from 10-12 to show the tables on the Indian.
At 13-16, Sindhu unleashed a trademark cross courtroom smash to let loose a cry however she could not management her errors and finally gave six match factors to Okuhara, who sealed the competition after the Indian went lengthy once more.
(With PTI Inputs)
