World No.12 Kidambi Srikanth went down to Shesar Hiren Rhustavito 21-18 12-21 14-21 in a match of the Indonesia Masters, that lasted one hour and three minutes.
Kento Momota faces two months out after suffering cuts to his face and multiple bruises when the vehicle carrying him to Kuala Lumpur International Airport crashed in the early hours of Monday.
Both the Indian shuttlers are expected to overcome their respective first-round opponents -- Aya Ohori for PV Sindhu and Sayaka Takahashi for Saina Nehwal -- and cross swords in what would be their fifth encounter at the international stage
Kento Momota had been in Kuala Lumpur to take part in the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament
In Dreams of a Billion: India And The Olympic Games, a book authored by historian Boria Majumdar and journalist Nalin Mehta, Pullela Gopichand has for the first time reacted on Saina Nehwal deserting his academy for Prakash Padukone's after the 2014 World Badminton Championships in Denmark
The 2020 edition of the Premier Badminton League will have 24 ties which will be played in 21 days across four different cities starting on January 20. Bengaluru Raptors was scheduled to host the last leg from February 5 to 9.
Reigning world champion PV Sindhu, who took the court first on Friday, was knocked out of Malaysia Masters by top seed Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei, while Saina Nehwal was shown the door by Olympic champion Spaniard Carolina Marin
PV Sindhu takes on world number 1 Tai Tzu Ying while Saina Nehwal faces Olympic champion Carolina Marin in their respective Malaysia Masters quarterfinal matches
Sixth seed PV Sindhu notched up a commanding 21-10 21-15 victory over Japan's Aya Ohori in a pre-quarterfinal match lasting just 34 minutes. It was Sindhu's ninth successive win over Ohori.
