PV Sindhu wins silver, loses 19-21, 10-21 to Carolina Marin at World Championship final: Highlights and News

PV Sindhu’s hopes of winning her first World Championships gold medal faced a familiar roadblock, which goes by the name of Carolina Marin. The Spaniard absolutely dominated over her opponent in the second game, to win her third World Championships gold. Sindhu started off strongly, leading by 14-11 in the first game at one stage. But a lapse in concentration saw her losing five points on the trot, and eventually giving away five points in the trot. From there on, the match completely shifted momentum, as Marin just pounced on every opportunity to push for a win. Sindhu lost 21-19, 21-10 in the final and had to settle for a silver medal for the second straight time in World Championships.

Her silver medal win in the women's singles event of the 2016 Summer Olympics made her the first Indian shuttler to reach the final of an Olympics badminton event and the youngest Indian to make a podium finish in an individual event at the Olympics. She is among the top five shuttlers in women's singles category.