Singapore Open: PV Sindhu Through To Second Round, Others Falter

Last Updated:May 27, 2025, 13:43 IST

PV Sindhu bookedher place in the second round of Singapore Open, defeating Wen Yu Zhang and will face Chen Yu Fei next.

Indian badminton star PV Sindhu (PTI)

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu progressed smoothly to the second round of the Singapore Open Super 750 tournament, defeating Canada’s Wen Yu Zhang in straight games on Tuesday.

Sindhu triumphed 21-14, 21-9 in a match lasting just 31 minutes.

A challenging second-round encounter awaits Sindhu, as she faces Tokyo Olympics gold medallist and current world No. 5, China’s Chen Yu Fei.

However, it was a disappointing day for the rest of the Indian contingent. Malvika Bansod, Anmol Kharb, Priyanshu Rajawat, and Kiran George all suffered first-round exits.

Both Malvika and Priyanshu let one-game leads slip. Malvika lost 21-14, 18-21, 11-21 to Thailand’s eighth seed Supanida Katethong, while Priyanshu was defeated 21-14, 10-21, 14-21 by seventh-seeded Japanese shuttler Kodai Naraoka in a match exceeding an hour.

Anmol was outclassed by Chen, though the Indian showed resilience in the second game before losing 11-21, 22-24.

George, who reached the India Open quarterfinal earlier this year, lost 19-21, 17-21 to China’s Weng Hong Yang. R. Santhosh Ramraj also lost his men’s singles opener 14-21, 8-21 to South Korea’s Kim Ga Eun.

In the mixed doubles, the Indian pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto were defeated 18-21, 13-21 by China’s Cheng Xing and Zhang Chi.

Ashith Surya and Amrutha Parmuthesh also exited the tournament, losing 11-21, 17-21 to Japan’s Yuichi Shimogami and Sayaka Hobara.

(With inputs from PTI)

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