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Sindhu fritters four match points to lose to Chen Yufei at China Open | Badminton News

Sindhu fritters four match points to lose to Chen Yufei at China Open | Badminton News

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5 min readJul 23, 2026 09:57 AM IST PV Sindhu ran into familiar finishing blues playing Chen Yufei, as she frittered four match points to exit China Open Super 1000, losing 21-16, 20-22, 18-21. It was all of her nightmares coming together — a wasted lead from the brink of winning, two poor leaves on the lines that landed IN and exhaustion killing her power-switch from the backcourt to watch smashes land in the net.  Winner of the Japan Open last week, Sindhu was expected to be exhausted. But she defied it all to get to match point against an opponent, a form Olympic champ, backed by the home crowd. She even led 15-13 in the decider. But the finishing got fluffed as Yufei emboldened by her audacious second set heist, earned the decider and then ruled it. Though Sindhu’s attack was good enough till the 15-point mark, Yufei had too much mental momentum riding her way, as she knew the Sindhu smash was fading out in strength with her 7th match in 10 days. …

PV Sindhu beats Chen Yufei to reach first tour final in two years

PV Sindhu beats Chen Yufei to reach first tour final in two years

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1 min readUpdated: Jul 18, 2026 08:43 AM IST PV Sindhu broke a seven-year losing streak on Saturday as she defeated China’s Chen Yufei to reach the Japan Open finals. The Indian World No 10, who is eyeing her first title of the season, was leading 21-19, 15-10 before the Chinese world No. 4 retired from the match after an apparent hamstring concern. This is the first win for Sindhu over Yufei since her 2019 World title. The 32-year-old will also be marking her first final on tour since her win in the 2024 Syed Modi International at home. Sindhu will face one of Akane Yamaguchi of Japan or Putri Kusuma Wardani of Indonesia in the final on Sunday. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Why court drift can put Anmol Kharb 11-2 up against Chen Yufei and then drag her down when sides change

Why court drift can put Anmol Kharb 11-2 up against Chen Yufei and then drag her down when sides change

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5 min readMay 24, 2026 08:36 AM IST Not a betraying of vulnerability or a prick to pride, but admitting that a loss happened in badminton because of the drift (AC draught) in the arena, wasn’t considered cool a decade back. The likes of Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, when they were defeating all and sundry, never hinted at the windy conditions that gave the shuttle a mind and wings of its own, as the cause of their losses. But tournaments in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, more than anyplace else, tend to ruffle feathers – quite literally. It wasn’t that the big names of Indian badminton were not bothered by drift, or were so proficient in shuttle control that they could ace any conditions, especially in the drifty summer-time halls of Asia. But someone like Sindhu or Satwik-Chirag could simply hit through with their power. Saina had a mix of strength to smother the shuttle when she got under it, and determination to tame it, by simply learning …

How an AC blower blew up Anmol Kharb upset-hopes against Chen Yufei

How an AC blower blew up Anmol Kharb upset-hopes against Chen Yufei

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It wasn’t the cliche of a choke, but on the contrary, a gust from an A/C blower that saw Anmol Kharb go from leading 21-19, 13-21, 11-2 to losing that last set 18-21 against former Olympic champion Chen Yufei. “No excuses, I’m really not happy and very disappointed with how I played after 11-2 up,” Anmol would say, after her Round 1 hopes of a Top 5 scalp went up in the air literally at the Super 500 Thailand Open. “I feel like this was my match. But I got to know after the loss that my shuttle control is not good at all. I need power in my smashes, because she was picking up everything and needed speed on the court,” said the 18-year-old, who was beating herself up over the lost opportunity. Yufei is perhaps the toughest opponent mentally and tactically that Anmol has played up till now, but the Haryanvi was confident of giving a fight going into the match. “I had played her in Singapore and it was a close 23-21 …

Indonesia Masters: Red card drama as PV Sindhu loses to Chen Yufei; Lakshya Sen stumped by a lefty again as Indian challenge ends | Badminton News

Indonesia Masters: Red card drama as PV Sindhu loses to Chen Yufei; Lakshya Sen stumped by a lefty again as Indian challenge ends | Badminton News

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For the fifth straight time, PV Sindhu couldn’t crack the Chen Yufei code. For the second straight week, Lakshya Sen was knocked out by a speedy left-handed shuttler, this time Thailand’s Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul. And so India’s top singles stars bowed out in straight games in their respective quarterfinals at the Indonesia Masters Super 500 in Jakarta. Sindhu lost 13-21, 17-21 in 42 minutes, in a chaotic finish with the Indian receiving a red card towards the backend of the second game. Lakshya would rue not converting his chances in either of the games as he lost a tight encounter 18-21, 20-22 in 46 minutes. Entering this contest on a run of four straight wins against Sindhu, Chen quickly ran into a 5-0 lead. Sindhu finally got on board with an aggressive early take at the net. Then it was the Indian’s turn to whip out one of the classics, as she nailed a crosscourt smash winner for 3-5. When she is in good rhythm, enabled by her textbook footwork, Chen has the uncanny knack of …

Indonesia Masters badminton: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen enter QF; Sindhu takes on top seed Chen Yufei next | Badminton News

Indonesia Masters badminton: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen enter QF; Sindhu takes on top seed Chen Yufei next | Badminton News

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India’s leading singles players PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen entered the quarterfinals at the Indonesia Masters Super 500 in Jakarta after straight-games wins in the round of 16 on Thursday. But there were defeats for Srikanth Kidambi, Anmol Kharb and Hariharan Amsakarunan-MR Arjun in the day’s other pre-quarterfinal fixtures. Sindhu, who began the season with an impressive semifinal run at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 before faltering in the first round at her home event in India last week, came through in straight games against Denmark’s Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt 21-19, 21-18 in 43 minutes. Notably, this was Sindhu’s 500th career singles win (including matches at age-group international tournaments and team events). According to Badminton Ranks, she is now the sixth women’s singles player to achieve this feat and the first Indian to do so. After a tight start, Sindhu pulled away to a 9-5 lead and stayed in front for the remainder of the opener despite the Dane threatening a couple of comebacks, first at 15-15 and then saving three game points from 16-20 down. …