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Sindhu Cruises Into Second Round at BWF World Championships
PV Sindhu is a famous badminton player from India.
She has already won five medals at the World Championships.
This week, she is playing in the BWF World Championships in New Delhi.
In her first match, she played against Sophia Noble from Ireland.
Sindhu won very easily, with scores of 21-7 and 21-11.
The whole match only took 29 minutes.
If Sindhu reaches the semifinals, she will win her sixth World Championships medal.
No player has ever won six medals before.
Other Indian players also did well in their first matches.
Some won their doubles matches, and one pair got a free pass to the next round.
PV Sindhu beat Ireland's Sophia Noble 21-7, 21-11 to reach the women's singles second round in 29 minutes.
A semifinal appearance would make Sindhu the first player in history to win six BWF World Championships medals.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand beat Spain's Paula Lopez and Lucia Rodriguez 21-9, 21-13 in women's doubles.
Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun advanced after their opponents retired trailing 21-16, 6-4 in men's doubles.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty received a bye and will face Scotland's Alexander Dunn and Adam Pringle.
- Who
- PV Sindhu and other Indian badminton players, including Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand, Hariharan Amsakarunan, MR Arjun, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
- What
- First-round matches at the BWF World Championships
- Where
- New Delhi, India
- When
- Monday, during the ongoing BWF World Championships
- Why
- To advance to the next round; Sindhu is seeking a historic sixth World Championships medal
Key facts
- Event
- BWF World Championships
- Sindhu's result
- Beat Sophia Noble (Ireland) 21-7, 21-11
- Match duration
- 29 minutes
- Sindhu's seeding
- 9th
- Sindhu's medal record
- 5 World Championships medals (2 bronze, 2 silver, 1 gold)
- Sindhu's next opponent
- Wen Yu Zhang (Canada)
- Jolly-Gayatri result
- Beat Paula Lopez and Lucia Rodriguez (Spain) 21-9, 21-13
- Rankireddy-Shetty
- Bye into second round; next face Scotland's Alexander Dunn and Adam Pringle
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