November 27, 2016 12:48 PM

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PV Sindhu loses Hong Kong Open Super Series final

In Badminton, Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu today lost in the Final of the Hong Kong Open Super Series tournament. She lost to fourth seed Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei, in straight games, 15-21, 17-21. This was Ying's fifth victory over Sindhu. The ace Indian has defeated the Taiwanese thrice in the past.Ying had stunned world number one Carolina Marin of Spain in the semi-finals.Sindhu had won the China Open last week following which she broke into the top-10 of the Badminton World Rankings.In the Men's Singles, Sameer Verma, who came into the tournament as a qualifier, is yet to play in the Final today. He will take on local favourite Ng Ka Long Angus. In the semis yesterday, Sameer had got the better of third seed Jan Jorgensen of Denmark with a 19-21, 22-24 victory.

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