All England Open 2020: PV Sindhu crashed out in quarterfinals

The Indian challenge came to an end at the All England Open 2020 after PV Sindhu suffered a quarterfinal defeat against Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in Birmingham on Friday.

The Indian gave up on a game advantage to suffer defeats in successive games and lose the match 21-12, 15-21, 13-21 to her old Japanese nemesis in a match that ended in 68 minutes.

Sindhu was the lone Indian left at the All England after rising shuttler Lakshay Sen went down



world number seven Viktor Axelsen and Ashwini-Sikki suffered defeat at the hands of seventh seeds Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi.

Sindhu had come into the match with a 9-7 head-to-head record against Okuhara, having demolished the Japanese in the finals of the 2019 World Championships.

The Indian started the match with the same intensity, quickly moving to a 3-0 lead and then swelling the advantage to 7-2 with a precise shot at the backline.