Pornpawee stuns world champ Sindhu in China Open
Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong caused a major upset, stunning badminton world champion PV Sindhu of India on Thursday at the China Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament in Changzhou.
Chochuwong beat the fifth-seeded Indian shuttler 12-21 21-13 21-19 in 58 minutes in the second round.
Sindhu, who had beaten Pornpawee in their previous three encounters, dominated the first game, surging ahead 7-1, but the Thai fought back and cut the lead to 10-11 at the break.
However, Sindhu won eight straight points after the interval to lead 19-10 before wrapping up the first game comfortably at 21-12.
Pornpawee, however, came back strongly in the second game, taking a 15-7 lead with six straight points and won the game 21-13.
The decider saw a close fight, with both players tied at 6-6 before Sindhu broke ahead to lead 11-7.
However, Pornpawee fought on and stunned the Indian by winning six points on the trot from 15-19 to win 21-19.
