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Last Updated On: May 03, 2025 10:39 AM , Published On: Nov 22, 2024 10:13 AM
China Masters 2024 Badminton is live with impressive matches in which every player strives hard to score enough to qualify for the finals. Indian player PV Sindhu is one of them. She was in the lead but lost to Singapore player Yeo Jia Min on Thursday.
Match statistics reveal that Miss Sindhu’s score lead was 13-9 in the decider, and many of her fans anticipated seeing her in the championship's advanced levels. However, she lost her pace in a match against her opponent player and was knocked out.
Indian Player PV Sindhu vs. Singapore Player Yeo Jia Min
Miss Sindhu’s past performance reveals that she is among the players with the honor of winning an Olympic medal twice and is ranked 19th in the badminton rankings. Recently, she participated in the China Masters 2024 Badminton Tournament, successfully reaching the round of 16. On Thursday in Shenzhen, the Indian player faced a Singapore opponent.
The match was PV Sindhu vs. Yeo Jia Min. The first round went with an equal score of 15-15. However, Yeo pushed the game to the curious level, again ending it at 16-16. PV Sindhu had a 13-9 lead in a women’s singles contest, but the situation suddenly changed in one hour and nine minutes. Unfortunately, the Indian player was knocked out against a world No. 13 opponent with 21-16, 17-21, 23-21.
Several Indian Players Reach Advanced Levels
Other tournaments are also taking place worldwide. In response, several Indian players are making their place in them. Among them are Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, a duo since the Paris Olympic 2024, and Paris 2024 semi-finalist Lakshya Sen. They have reached the quarter-finals in their respective games.
The background history of the duo Satwik-Chirag reaching the quarter-finals reveals that they defeated 15th-ranked Rasmus Kjaer and Frederik Sogaard, a Denmark duo, making the scorecard 21-19, 21-15 points. At the same time, Lakshya Sen knocked out world No. 30 Rasmus Gemke and earned scores of 21-16 and 21-18.
After marching to the quarter-finals, the Asian Games champions Satwik and his doubles partner Chirag will encounter Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen. On the other hand, Lakshya Sen, ranked 17th in the men’s singles, will fight against the player decided from the match winner between Takuma Obayashi and Anders Antonse.
Other Indian Players’ Endings
While many players keep pace in the games, many end up on their roads. The players include doubles partners B Sumeeth Reddy-N Sikki Reddy. Remember, the duo was known for handing a walkover to Feng Yan Zhe-Huang Dong Ping of China.
On the other hand, there are women singles players, including Malvika Bansod, Anupama Upadhyaya, and women’s doubles partners Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, who ended their games.
When digging the back history, resources highlight that Malvika lost by 21-9, 21-9 against Thai Supanida Katethong, while Japan’s Natsuki Nidaira knocked out Anupama by 21-7, 21-7. Treesa-Gopichand went down 21-16, 21-11 to the Chinese doubles partners Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning.