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It was Sindhu's eighth career loss to world number one An Se Young.
Ayush Shetty lost to Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei, 19-21, 21-12, 16-21, in the first round of China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament in Shenzhen, China.
New Delhi was declared host city of Badminton World Championships in 2026.
India’s mixed doubles duo Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto also exited the competition.
Men's doubles and mixed-doubles teams make it a perfect day for India.
P V Sindhu and H S Prannoy had easy wins in their opening rounds of the BWF World Championships in Paris.
Sindhu defeated Japan’s sixth seed Tomoka Miyazaki, 21-15, 8-21, 21-17.
Sindhu led 15-11 before losing 22-20, 10-21, 18-21 to Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand.
Sindhu continued her poor form as she failed to get past the opening hurdle of the Super 500 tournament
India lost 1-4 to Indonesia, suffering straight defeats in the Sudirman Cup at Xiamen in China.
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