rooster59 Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Pornpawee stuns world champ Sindhu in China Open By The Nation Pornpawee Chochuwong (Badminton Photo) 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. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/sport/30376446 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-09-21 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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