PV Sindhu Crashes Out In Quaterfinals, No Medal For India In Women's Singles Badminton. In Pics

Asian Games 2023: Ace shuttler PV Sindhu suffered a disappointing exit in the women's singles quarterfinals, losing against China's He Bingjiao at the Asian Games.

PV Sindhu and China's He Bingjiao after the Women's singles quarterfinal badminton match at 19th Asian Games

Sindhu, two-time Olympic medallist, lost to Bingjiao in straight games 21-16, 21-12 in 47 minutes to bow out of the competition. (Source: PTI)

Sindhu, currently ranked 15th, had beaten Bingjiao to win the bronze medal in the Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Source: PTI)

However, the Chinese shuttler took her game a notch higher on Thursday. In the first game, the two players went neck and neck and both shared points till six-all before Bingjiao took a 9-5 lead. (Source: PTI)

Sindhu faced difficulties with her court coverage and Bingjiao capitalised on this, utilising accurate placements and powerful smashes to seal the first game easily in 23 minutes. (Source: PTI)

In the second game, Sindhu showed some fight initially and the score was 8-9 before the Chinese shuttler took control of the game and raced to 12-8 lead. (Source: PTI)

Though Sindhu defended well against Bingjiao's aggressive gameplay, she could not counter it for long and lost the game 12-21. (Source: PTI)

In the 2018 Asian Games, India had bagged two medals in women's singles, with Sindhu claiming silver and Saina Nehwal winning bronze. (Source: PTI)