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Monday, Jun 16, 2025
PV Sindhu opened the new season with a fighting 22-24, 21-8, 21-17 win over 2012 London Games champion Li Xuerui of China.
In a 39 minute affair, Saina Nehwal outclassed Hong Kong's Pui Yin Yip 21-14, 21-16 in her second round encounter.
Fourth seed Marin took the opening game 21-16 and ran away with the second 21-13 to end the Indian challenge.
Saina, seeded eighth in the tournament, needed just 33 minutes to tame Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand 21-7, 21-18 in the quarterfinals.
Saina was trailing 4-10 in the opening game when Marin decided to withdraw from the contest.
Sindhu has been the most consistent performer in the World Championships in the last few years with two back-to-back silver and as many bronze medals.
There was good news for India in the men's doubles event as the pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty moved into the quarterfinals.
It was Sindhu and Saina's mentor and current chief national coach P Gopichand, who was the last Indian to win the championship back in 2001.
Sameer Verma squandered a first game advantage to go down fighting 21-16, 18-21, 14-21 to former world champion and world No.1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark.
Srikanth, who had a title-less run last season after the high of winning four tournaments in an incredible 2017, suffered his sixth straight loss to the Japanese.
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