KOWLOON: PV Sindhu 's gallant fight ended in agony as she suffered a second successive loss to world no. She used her reach to catch the shuttle early and placed it in difficult positions to narrow the deficit to 6-7.A deceptive net return gave Tai a point. The Taiwanese then produced a smash on the deep backhand corner of Sindhu and moved to 10-7. Tai produced another smash on Sindhu backhand to move to game point. With the Indian failing to finish the rallies, it allowed Tai to lead 17-12.Another weak return by Sindhu and Tai was leading 18-12.

Source: Times of India November 26, 2017 08:55 UTC