In a big shock to Indian fans, Ratchanok Intanon defeat India shuttler PV Sindhu on Thursday. The Indian shutler suffered an 18-21, 13-21 defeat in her second group-stage match in the ongoing World Tour Finals. In her first group-stage match, Sindhu was beaten by Taiwan's Tai Tzu-Ying 19-21, 21-12, 21-17.
Talking about the game, In the first game, both performed well and the match to the score of 18-18. However, the Thai Ratchanok Intanon rose to the challenge and clinched the game 21-18. In the second game, Ratchanok completely dominated Sindhu to win the game 21-13. The match between the two lasted for 43 minutes.
Earlier in the day, Kidambi was defeated by Taiwan's Wang Tzu-Wei in his second group-stage match in the ongoing BWF World Tour Finals on Thursday. Wang defeated Srikanth 21-19, 9-21, 19-21 in a match that lasted for 78 minutes. Srikanth started the match very well with a lead of 4-2 but Wang made a comeback to square off the points at 8-8, however, the Indian shuttler continued his fine form and pocketed the first game (21-19). In the second game, Wang dominated the proceeding and bagged the set (9-21) comfortably. Wang took the lead (10-11) at the mid-game break in the third set. After the break, Srikanth came close but was unable to win the third set.
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