SUZHOU: Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu's gallant fight ended in disappointment as India made a dismal start to their Sudirman Cup campaign, going down to the formidable Chinese Taipei 1-4 in their group C opening round tie here on Sunday, May 14.

There was, no lack of fight from the Indian players as Tanisha Crasto and K Sai Prateek started on a positive note in the mixed doubles contest but they ran out of steam in the end, losing 21- 18 24-26 6-21 to world no. 30 Yang Po-Hsuan and Hu Ling Fang. World Number 9 HS Prannoy then couldn't find his 'A' game, going down 19-21 15-21 to world no. 5 Chou Tien Chen as India lagged 0-2 after the first two matches.Sindhu was then handed the responsibility to bring India back into the tie but it was always going to be a tough task with her nemesis and former world no. 1 Tai Tzu Ying standing across the net.

Sindhu from Hyderabad, who hasn't been in the best of form lately, produced a gritty performance after the opening game reversal but couldn't go the distance with Tai Tzu managing a 21-14 18-21 21-17 win in an hour and four minutes.Malaysia beat Australia 5-0 to top the group on Sunday.

It is noteworthy that each tie consists of five matches: men's singles, mixed doubles, women's doubles, and men's doubles. The side that triumphs in three of these five games earns a tie and one point.

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