Sindhu suffered a shocking defeat from the World ranked 36 Nozomi Okuhara in a straight game 14-21, 14-21 as she continued her disappointing run in this year's season.
Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth disappoints with his early exit in the first round of the ongoing Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships after being outplayed by Kenta Nishimoto in Copenhagen, Denmark on Monday.
Later, Kidambi Srikanth will be in action against Japan's Kenta Nishimoto. BWF World Championships started in Copenhagen, Denmark on August 21 and will go on till August 27.
Indian men’s singles shuttler Mithun Manjunath stormed to the pre-quarters as he got the better of 2021 BWF World Championships Gold medallist Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in straight games 21-19, 21-19 in a major upset during the Round of 32 at the ongoing Australia Open 2023 in Sydney on Wedn
The pair was in great form this year, having won Gold in the Commonwealth Games 2022 and Bronze in BWF World Championships. They won French Open Super 750 and India Open Super 500 and were part of the historic maiden Thomas Cup of the Indian men's team this year.
Going into the match Sen was definitely the favourite, given his meteoric rise but was defeated by former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth 21-18, 21-18, improving his head-to-head record to 2-0. During the BWF World Championships 2021 semifinal match between the two Indian athletes, Srikanth imp
Despite this, the Indian duo will return back to the country with a medal, becoming the first Indian men's pair to do so at the Championships. They had to settle for a bronze after their loss in semifinal
Fighting for a podium finish, the Indian pair was looking to create an upset in the quarterfinals. They were faced with the uphill task of winning against the world number three duo of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan.