India’s two-time Olympic medal winner PV Sindhu collapsed from the Hong Kong Open Super 500 after a heavily fought three-game defeat against non-Seeded Line Christophers van Denmark on Wednesday. Sindhu, who reached the quarterfinals of the BWF world championships last month, lost 21-15, 16-21, 19-21 in the round of 32, with the game that lasted less than an hour.This was Sindhu’s very first loss for the 25-year-old Dane in six meetings, at a time when the Indian star began to rediscover its rhythm after early outputs in the Swiss Open and Japan opened earlier this season.Sindhu started strong and took the first game after he had broken away from a slim 14-13 lead to close it 21-15. In the second, however, she spread a 13-12 advantage, allowing Christophersen to pick up five straight points. The decision maker turned into a tense battle, with the score tied to 19-all before the Dane held her courage to close the upset.In Dubble Action, India’s Rutaparna Panda and Swetaparna Panda bowed out in the first round and lost 17-21, 9-21 to Hong Kong’s Oi Ki Vanessa Pang and Sum Yau Wong in just 28 minutes. In mixed doubles, the Chinese Taipei couple Chen Cheng Kuan and HSU Yin-Hui Dhruv Kapil and Tanisha Crasto 21-16, 21-11 in 31 minutes.Later in the day, World No. 31 AYUSH SHETTY against SU Li Yang of Chinese Taipei in Herenshonkslagen. On Tuesday, India’s top-by-ends Duo Satwiksiraj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty had opened their campaign with a victory over Taiwan’s Chiu Hshanang Chieh and Wang Chi-Lin.
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