The story so far
China Open 2026 Indian exits
Tracked across 3 sources · Updated 2h ago
Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, and Ayush Shetty exited the China Open 2026 in the second round. Sindhu lost a three-game match to Chen Yufei despite holding match points and later criticized organisers for unequal recovery time. India's campaign ended on July 23.
How it unfolded
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Lakshya Sen and Ayush Shetty also exit
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Sindhu criticizes recovery time disparity
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Sindhu loses to Chen Yufei in second round
What happened earlier
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Full story →China Open 2026: PV Sindhu Calls Out Recovery-Time Disparity After Round of 16 Defeat to Chen Yufei
PV Sindhu criticized China Open 2026 organisers for unequal recovery time after her round-of-16 defeat to Chen Yufei.
Sindhu stated she had only 16 hours between matches.
Fans supported Sindhu and urged the BWF to ensure fair scheduling.
Earlier · 12h ago
Full story →PV Sindhu's China Open campaign ends in heartbreak
PV Sindhu lost to world No. 4 Chen Yufei 21-16, 20-22, 18-21 in the China Open second round.
Sindhu squandered four match points in the second game before Chen Yufei rallied to force a decider.
The match lasted nearly 90 minutes and was won by Chen Yufei, the Tokyo Olympic champion.
Sindhu had recently won the Japan Open title before entering the China Open.