Arctic Open: Sindhu exits, Malvika stuns world No. 23

Double Olympics medallist PV Sindhu suffered an early exit but rising shuttler Malvika Bansod continued her impressive form by pulling off a stunning upset against world No. 23 Sung Shuo Yun to enter the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals of the Arctic Open Super 500 tournament.

Sixth seed Sindhu, who was returning to action after the Paris Olympics, lost 16-21 10-21 to Canada’s Michelle Li in her Round of 32 match.

Malvika, who clinched her first title in over two years at the Azerbaijan International in February, showed her resilience in a hard-fought match, winning 21-19 24-22 in 57 minutes.

Aakarshi Kashyap beat Germany’s Yvonne Li 21-19 21-14 in another women’s singles contest.