TIL Desk Sports/ Defending champion P V Sindhu suffered a narrow defeat in a pulsating final against American Beiwen Zhang to finish runner-up at the India Open Super 300 badminton tournament, in New Delhi.
Playing her second tournament of the new season, Sindhu came agonisingly close to clinching the title before losing 18-21, 21-11, 20-22 to Zhang in the women’s singles final.
Sindhu always played long matches against Zhang, all of them going to the decider, and it was no different as the duo battled till the last point. Prior to this loss, Sindhu had won twice and lost once at the Indonesia Super Series Premier last year against the American.
All England Championships finalist and fourth seed Shi Yuqi of China walked away with the men’s crown after beating World No 7 and third-seeded Taiwanese Chou Tien Chen 21-18, 21-14 in a 47-minute duel.
“Last year I didn’t win any tournament, so glad to win this and hope this become first of many to come,” World No 8 Shi Yuqi said through an interpreter.
“I had played him before, so I analysed those matches and it helped me win today. There were lot of long rallies in this tournament and I will take a lot of positives from here. It will boost my confidence.”
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