PV Sindhu has been knocked out by an injured Wang Zhi Yi of China in a Round of 16 match at the BWF Badminton World Championships.
The Indian won the second game 21-15 after losing the first game 11-21. However, the third game went to Wang, who clinched it 21-17. India’s Ayush Shetty has been knocked out after a straight-games loss to Indonesia’s Alwi Farhan in the Round of 16.
India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty battled past Malaysia’s Junaidi Arif and Yap Roy King 21-23 21-19 21-17 to enter the men’s doubles quarterfinals at the World Championships on Thursday.
The Indian pair were pushed hard by their Malaysian opponents but held their nerve in a tense three-game contest.