Badminton Asia Championship: Indian challenge comes to an end as Saina, Sindhu bow out of tournament
24 April 2015 4:44 PM GMT
Saina lost a hard-fought quarterfinal against Chinese Taipei's Tzu Ying
Saina Nehwal's stay in the French Open was cut short after she lost to Wang Shixian of China 21-19, 19-21, 21-15 in the French Open quarterfinals. Photo: AFP/ File
Wuhan: World No 1 Saina Nehwal bowed out of the $200,000 Badminton Asia Championship following a quarterfinal loss against Tzu Ying Tai in Wuhan on Friday. The fifth seed defeated the Indian 16-21, 21-13, 21-18 in 55 minutes to seal a place in the semifinal of the event.
Badminton Asia Championships 2015: Tai Tzu-ying beats #sainanehwal by 16-21, 21-13, 21-18
— DD Sports (@ddsportsindia) April 24, 2015Tai’s third consecutive over Saina helped her to level the head-to-head record to 5-5.
With Saina knocked out of the tournament, Indian hopes were pinned on P V Sindhu. However, she lost her quarterfinal clash against the reigning Olympic champion Li Xuerui.
Badminton Asia Championships 2015: Top seed China's Li Xuerui beats India's #PVSindhu 11-21 21-19 21-8
— DD Sports (@ddsportsindia) April 24, 2015( Source : deccan chronicle )
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