China Masters 2024: P.V. Sindhu and Anupama Upadhyaya were eliminated from the match in the 1/8 finals

Latest update:Nov 21, 2024 02:28 PM IST

And P.V. Sindhu and Anupama Upadhyaya were defeated in the second round of the China Masters women’s singles.

In the women’s singles, two Indian shuttlers were eliminated in the round of 16 at the China Masters. (image: X)

Experienced P.V. Sindhu and teenage shuttler Anupama Upadhyaya suffered respective defeats in the second round of the women’s singles at the China Masters on Thursday.

Sindhu took on Yeo Jia Ming from Singapore, where the latter emerged victorious in a match that lasted over an hour. 16–21, 21–17, 21–23.

In Upadhyaya’s case, it was the more dominant performance of her opponent, Japan’s Natsuki Nidaira, who won the game in straight sets 21-7, 21-14.

Among other Indian shuttlers, PV Sindhu will face 13th seed Yeo Jia Ming of Singapore in the women’s singles.

After defeating 15th seed Beiwen Zhang of the United States in the previous round, Upadhyaya was soundly defeated in the next round, where her opponent finished the match in 25 minutes.

Nidaira dominated throughout the match, giving away just seven points in the first set. But the Indian girl looked to fight back with a valiant effort to score 14 points but it was not enough as she was eventually beaten.

In the women’s singles, Malvika Bansod will also face eighth seed Supanida Katetong of Thailand.

In the men’s singles, Lakshya Sen will face Denmark’s Rasmus Gemke. Indian pair Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy will face Danish duo Rasmus Kjaer and Fredrik Sogaard. Finally, in the women’s doubles, Gayatri Gopichand Pulla and Trisa Jolly will face Liu Sheng Shu and Tangning.

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