World champion P V Sindhu suffered defeat at the hands of Japan's Sayaka Takahashi in a closely-fought quarterfinal to bow out of the Indonesia Masters badminton tournament, on Thursday.
Sindhu lost 21-16 16-21 19-21 in a thrilling match that lasted an hour and six minutes.
World number six Sindhu had a 4-2 head to head record against the 14th ranked Japanese before Thursday's match.
Takahashi had defeated another top Indian, Saina Nehwal, in the second round.
