India’s prime shuttler PV Sindhu suffered an early exit in the distinguished All England Open Badminton Championship 2024 on Thursday. The world no.1 An Se Young defeated Sindhu in straight units by 21-19, 21-11 in the round of 16 at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena.
India’s title hopes in singles now hangs on the shoulder of top-ranked Lakshya Sen who faces a tough challenge in opposition to Anders Antonsen, seeded fourth, in the round of 16 at this time.
In doubles, the top-ranked Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty faces Indonesia’s Muhammad Shohibul Fikri-Bagas Maulana in the Men’s Round of 16 whereas Tanisha Crasto-Ashwini Ponnappa duo faces Zhand Shu Xian-Zheng Yu in the ladies’s second round on Thursday.
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