Indonesia Open Super 1000 : Olympic medalist P V Sindhu lost to China's He Bing Jiao at Jakarta.

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Indonesia Open Super 1000 : Olympic medalist P V Sindhu lost to China's He Bing Jiao at Jakarta.

In the Indonesia Open Super 1000 event, P V Sindhu the two-time Olympic medalist was out shockingly in the first round.

Seventh seed PV Sindhu lost by 14-21 18-21 to China's Bing Jiao in the women's singles in the Indonesia Open Super 1000 event.

PV Sindhu the former world champion, has won two Super 300 titles - the Syed Modi International and the Swiss Open, this season.

Previously Sindhu's defeat at the Istora Gelora Bung Karno affects Sindhu's preparations for the next month's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. 

In the Sindhu vs Bing Jiao match, the Indian was slow off the blocks as the Chinese didn't let her get a grip, racing to a 9-2 lead and then extended it to 11-4 at the break.

Sindhu began playing aggressively after the break and scored four straight points to reduce the deficit to 8-11. But the Chinese did not allow Sindhu to dominate her and easily bagged the first game.

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