Arctic Open: Sindhu bows out in semis

PV Sindhu. Pic/PTI

India shuttler PV Sindhu's bid for a title came to an end in the Arctic Open, as the eighth seed went down fighting to fifth seed Zhi Yi Wang of China on Saturday.

Sindhu lost the opening game 12-21 before bouncing back in the second 21-11. However, the Chinese upped the ante in the final game, beating Sindhu 21-7.

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The Indian had begun the tournament with a win over Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in the opening round, followed by straight games victory over Hsu Wen-chi of Taiwan in the second round.

In the quarter-final, Sindhu prevailed over Nguyn Thuy Linh of Vietnam before her semi-final loss that ended India's run in the tournament.

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