In the All England Badminton Championships, which started on Wednesday due to Coronavirus, Indian star badminton player PV Sindhu has defeated Beiwen Zhang of America 21-14 21-17 in the women's singles match to make it to the second round. The contest between the two players lasted for 42 minutes. Kidambi Srikanth has lost in the first round in the men's singles. In the same match that lasted 43 minutes, he was defeated by Olympic champion Chen Long 21-15 21-16.
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The pair of Sikki Reddy and Pranav Chopra suffered defeat. Zheng Siwei and Huang Qiong of China defeated the Indian pair 21-13, 11-21, 21-17. Sindhu is eyeing the All England title. Sindhu, who won the World Championship gold last year, has not been able to win All England. Former silver medalists Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth will also try to make it to the top 16 in the rankings. The Olympic qualification deadline is 28 April.
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The last All India title for India was won by current head coach Pullela Gopichand in 2001. Sindhu had to face Beiwen Zhang of America in the semi-finals in 2018. Saina reached the finals in 2015. They are in dire need of ranking points. Due to Coronavirus outbreak, India's HS Prannoy and world number 10 doubles team Chirag Shetty and Satwik Rankireddy have withdrawn from the tournament.
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