Badminton World Championships: PV Sindhu loses to Carolina Marin in final, settles for silver again

HYDERABAD: PV Sindhu once again faltered at the final hurdle losing to Carolina Marin 19-21, 10-21 in the BWF World Championships in Nanjing on Sunday. With this victory Marin created history as the only woman to win three World titles.
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This is Sindhu's second silver and fourth medal at the Worlds. Indians have won eight medals at the Championships so far.
Marin was on a different plane at the Worlds making her rivals gasp for breath with her terrific pace.Sindhu countered her well in the first game and even led Marin 15-11.

It was here Sindhu made a couple of mistakes allowing Marin to come up with a five-point burst. After reaching 16-15, the Spaniard dictated terms, controlled the pace and dominated the Indian. At 18-18, Marin produced a brilliant smash and followed it up with a clever crosscourt slice to move to 19-18. Sindhu then hit the bird wide. At 18-20, Sindhu saved a game point but hit the next into the net.
Marin was in rampaging form in the second set. She started with 5-0 and was leading 11-2 at the break. Hitting hard and finding gaps with ease Marin hardly gave any space for the Indian. A rattled Sindhu tried hard to get back but the lead was too big to cover.
Disappointed with the loss, Sindhu said she will work hard and comeback stronger. "It's quite frustrating to lose again. Last time also I played the finals, it's quite sad to lose again. But I have to get back to my practice sessions, work hard and comeback stronger. Up and downs are always there but you have to always be stronger. I expected a good result this time but it is sad to lose...I would now focus on other tournaments," Sindhu said, adding that too many errors cost her the match.
"I could play better than this. I made too many errors in the beginning of the second game and by the time I wanted to cover, my smashes and other shots were going out, it was not my day. I was leading 14-9 in the first game, I just gave easy points. I know she is a very aggressive player but I could have been much more patient. When I was leading I could have taken two, three more points. Even towards the end of the first game if I had won the last two points things could have been different," Sindhu said.
Momota makes history
Kento Momota became the first Japanese man to win the men's singles title at the Worlds. The 23-year-old outclassed China's Shi Yuqi 21-11, 21-13 in the final.
A world No.2 and a strong favourite for the Rio Olympics in 2016, Momota was suspended by his federation for more than a year after he was involved in a gambling scandal. But the talented shuttler came back strong this year to clinch the world title. He also dedicated his title to those who stood by him during the crisis.
Results (Finals):
Women's singles: 7-Carolina Marin (ESP) bt PV Sindhu 21-19, 21-10.
Women's doubles: 11-Mayu Matsumoto/Wakana Nagahara (Jpn) bt 2-Yuki Fukushima/Sayaka Hirota (Jpn) 19-21, 21-19, 22-20.
Men's singles: 6-Kento Momota (Jpn) bt 3-Shi Yuqi (Chn) 21-11, 21-13.
Men's doubles: 4-Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen (Chn) bt 5-Takeshi Kamura/Keigo Sonoda (Jpn) 21-12, 21-19.
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