China’s Chen Yufei defeats PV Sindhu in China Open

By  News On Air   Jul 23, 2026

In badminton, Indian shuttler PV Sindhu’s campaign at the China Open Super 1000 came to an end after she suffered a defeat against China’s Chen Yufei in the women’s singles round of 16 in Changzhou, China.

PV Sindu bowed out of the tournament at the pre-quarterfinal stage in a match that lasted 89 minutes. 

The final score was 21-16, 20-22, 18-21. Sindhu won the first game 21-16. She then held four match points in the second game but could not finish the contest.

Chen won six straight points to take the second game 22-20 and forced a decider. She then won the third game 21-18. 

Last week, Sindhu had beaten Chen during her Japan Open Super 750 title run after Chen retired from their match with a hamstring injury.