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Indian badminton star PV Sindhu on Tuesday crashed out of the Arctic Open 2024 after a defeat against Canada`s Michelle Li in the first round.
Sindhu faced problems from the start of the bout and ended up losing to Li 21-16, 21-10. The match lasted 37 minutes.
It was PV Sindhu`s first appearance in a tournament after the Paris Olympics 2024.
It was also Sindhu`s first game under her new coaches India`s Anoop Sridhar and the Republic of Korea`s Lee Soon Il. Following her exit from the Paris Olympics, Sinfhu bid adieu to her former coach Indonesia`s Agus Dwi Santoso.
Michelle Li and PV Sindhu have faced each other 14 times, where the Canadian could win just four games. Michelle will face India`s Unnati Hooda, who clinched a win against Brazil`s Juliana Viana Vieira 21-16, 23-25, 21-17.
Meanwhile, Aakarshi Kashyap advanced to the Round of 16 after beating Germany`s Yvonne Li 21-19, 21-14. The match lasted for 45 minutes.
Malvika Bansod will also be joining Kashyap in the next round after she defeated Chinese Taipei`s Sung Shuo Yun in a 21-19, 24-22 win.
Indian badminton player Kiran George defeated French shuttler Lucas Calarebout 21-16, 13-21, 21-19 in his qualifying round clash to advance to the men`s singles main draw.
Sathish Kumar Karunakaran`s campaign in men`s singles came to an end after a 21-6, 21-13 loss to Arnaud Merkle of France. However, Karunakaran and his partner Aadya Variyath moved into mixed doubles with a victory over Estonian pair Mikk Ounmaa and Ramona Uprus.
India`s Lakshya Sen on Wednesday will return to the court for the first time since making the semi-finals at the Paris Olympics. He will take on Denmark`s Rasmus Gemke in the first round of men`s singles.
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