Bangkok: India’s PV Sindhu was eliminated in the semifinals of the Thailand Open badminton tournament.
Sindhu lost to Olympic gold medalist Chen Yufei of China in the semi-finals on Saturday. Sindhu lost the straight games (17-21, 16-21) at the Impact Arena in Bangkok. This is Sindhu’s fifth defeat in the last 11 matches once morest Chen Yufei.
With Sindhu also out, India’s fight at the Thailand Open came to an end. Kidambi Srikanth was knocked out in the second round following Saina Nehwal and Thomas Cup winner HS Pranoy were eliminated earlier.
Earlier in the quarter, Sindhu defeated world number one Akane Yamaguchi to advance to the semi-finals.
