Already out of reckoning, India’s PV Sindhu recorded a consolation win over China’s He Bingjiao in the third Group A match to end her campaign on a positive note at the year-ending BWF World Tour Final here on Friday. Sindhu, whose title defence lay in tatters after her second successive loss on Thursday, scripted an incredible turnaround after being 9-18 down in the opening game to eventually outwit Bingjiao 21-19 21-19 in minutes and finish third in the group.This win also snapped Sindhu’s run of four straight losses to the Chinese, making their head-to-head record 6-9.The Indian struggled with her precision initially, allowing Bingjiao to lead 7-3 at one stage in the opening game. The left-handed Chinese cruised to a 11-6 advantage at the break with the Indian misjudging a shuttle.Sindhu failed to reign in her errors even after the break, hitting the shuttle wide and long as Bingjiao jumped to a 18-9 lead. However, the Indian effected a massive recovery, … [Read more...] about World Tour Final: Sindhu beats Bingjiao for consolation win
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BWF World Tour Finals 2019: PV Sindhu Ends Campaign With Win Over He Bingjiao
Guangzhou: PV Sindhu's title defence at the BWF World Tour Finals 2019 might be over but the Indian will return home with a win to show from her group stage appearance as she beat He Bingjiao in the final match to finish Group A on third. Sindhu, who lost to Akane Yamaguchi and Chen Yufei in her first two matches of the tournament, beat China's Bingjiao 21-19, 21-19 in 42 minutes and condemned the Chinese to a last-place finish in the group. Despite the exit from the tournament, Sindhu will take heart from her performance against Bingjiao and the fact that Sindhu registered her first win over the Chinese in five attempts. Sindhu had last defeated Bingjiao at the Dubai World Superseries Finals in 2017 after which she lost to the Chinese at Indonesia Open 2018, French Open 2018, China Open 2018 and India Open 2019. From Group A, Yufei and Yamaguchi have advanced to the semi-finals with the Chinese finishing on top of the group with three wins in three matches. From Group B of the … [Read more...] about BWF World Tour Finals 2019: PV Sindhu Ends Campaign With Win Over He Bingjiao
BWF World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu Beats He Bingjiao In Straight Games To Register Consolation Win
PV Sindhu end her campaign on a positive note at the BWF World Tour Final. © Twitter Already out of reckoning, India's PV Sindhu recorded a consolation win over China's He Bingjiao in the third Group A match to end her campaign on a positive note at the year-ending BWF World Tour Final on Friday. Sindhu, whose title defence lay in tatters after her second successive loss on Thursday, scripted an incredible turnaround after being 9-18 down in the opening game to eventually outwit Bingjiao 21-19 21-19 and finish third in the group. This win also snapped Sindhu's run of four straight losses to the Chinese, making their head-to-head record 6-9. The Indian struggled with her precision initially, allowing Bingjiao to lead 7-3 at one stage in the opening game. The left-handed Chinese cruised to a 11-6 advantage at the break with the Indian misjudging a shuttle. Sindhu failed to reign in her errors even after the break, hitting the shuttle wide and long as … [Read more...] about BWF World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu Beats He Bingjiao In Straight Games To Register Consolation Win
Axelsen falls to 2nd defeat at BWF World Tour Finals
Video PlayerClose Denmark's Viktor Axelsen hits a return during the men's singles group B match against China's Chen Long at the BWF World Tour Finals 2019 in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 11, 2019. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin) Two-time defending champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark suffered second defeat at BWF World Tour Finals to Chou Tienchen of Chinese Taipei. Anthony Ginting of Indonesia stunned Olympic champion Chen Long of China. GUANGZHOU, China, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, champion of the season final in 2016 and 2017, fell to his second defeat in the men's singles Group B at the BWF World Tour Finals 2019 here on Wednesday. Axelsen lost to China's Chen Long 21-17, 10-21, 21-17 in the opening match, and he suffered a similar fate against Chinese Taipei's Chou Tienchen 12-21, 21-12, 21-15, leaving him with only a mathematical chance of progressing to the semifinals.. Chen Long failed to find the rhythm in the match against Anthony … [Read more...] about Axelsen falls to 2nd defeat at BWF World Tour Finals
Holland Talks New Singles, LGBTQ Representation in Korea and Plans For a World Tour: Exclusive
"I feel like it was a miracle that I made it that far on the charts," K-pop's first openly gay idol reflects in an intimate chat. From the catchy melodies to the glossy music videos and intensely devoted fanbase, Holland is a K-pop idol through and through -- with only a few differences to distinguish the 22-year-old from his pop peers. The first being that the South Korean singer isn't signed to an entertainment agency (which act as the all-in-one management and production companies in charge of K-pop acts) with the second being that he's an out, gay singer (the first self-identifying K-pop "idol" to be gay in South Korea where rights for LGBTQ people are mostly non-existent). Yet when coming out has been considered a career killer in Korea in the past, Holland has been thriving online with more than 1.3 million followers across platforms, soaring in influential pop-culture moments like the Dazed 100 list, and scoring Billboard chart … [Read more...] about Holland Talks New Singles, LGBTQ Representation in Korea and Plans For a World Tour: Exclusive