Denmark Open: PV Sindhu falls to Korea’s An Seyoung in quarters

Odense: Returning to action after a break, India’s double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu on Friday bowed out of the Denmark open badminton tournament after losing in straight games to world No 8 Korean An Seyoung in the women’s singles quarterfinals here. Playing her first tournament since winning the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics in […]

Odense: Returning to action after a break, India’s double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu on Friday bowed out of the Denmark open badminton tournament after losing in straight games to world No 8 Korean An Seyoung in the women’s singles quarterfinals here.

Playing her first tournament since winning the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics in August, Sindhu couldn’t match her fifth seeded young Korean rival, going down 11-21 12-21 in 36 minutes.

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Sindhu had also lost to An Seyoung in straight games the last time they clashed here two years ago in their only career meeting. The reigning world champion, who had taken a break to rejuvenate after a hectic Olympics campaign, just couldn’t find a way across the attacking game of the Korean, who was always a step ahead during the contest.

On Thursday night, India’s Sameer Verma notched up a stunning straight-game win over world No.3 Anders Antonsen to storm into the quarterfinals but it was curtains for Lakshya Sen at the Super 1000 tournament here. World No 28 Sameer, who had qualified for the World Tour Finals in 2018 after winning three titles, produced a sensational performance to outwit local hero Antonsen 21-14 21-18 in a 50-minute men’s singles battle.

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