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PV Sindhu’s Dream Run Ends in Paris as Wardani Reaches Semi-Finals
India's star shuttler PV Sindhu was knocked out of the tournament after losing to PK Wardani of Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the BWF World Championship. With this defeat, Sindhu also missed out on achieving a major achievement. It is worth noting that in the last round, PV Sindhu defeated world number two player Wang Zhi Yi 21-19, 21-15 to make it to the quarter-finals.
After an excellent performance at the BWF World Championship 2025, PV Sindhu was defeated in the quarter-finals of the championship by Indonesian PK Wardani. The two leading players battled on August 29, and Wardani took the first and third games to reach the semi-finals. Had Sindhu won the game, she would have collected a historic sixth medal at the World Championship and overpowered Chinese legend Zhang Ning.
Sindhu lost to Wardani 14-21, 21-13, 16-21 and was eliminated from the tournament in Paris. Sindhu, who was world-ranked 15th, began the match a bit slowly. She lost the first game and appeared to be a bit weak having lost the first game.
However, she made a brilliant comeback and won the second game 21-13. She could not stop the Indonesian player in the third game. Wardani made it to the semi-finals of the World Championship by winning four consecutive points.
It is worth noting that PV Sindhu made it to the quarter-finals by defeating world number two player Wang Zhi Yi 21-19, 21-15 in the last round. The biggest shortcoming for Sindhu will definitely be her sixth medal in the World Championship. Sindhu, who has won five medals in this tournament so far, could have easily left Zhang Ning behind and created history in the tournament.
