Overview
- PV Sindhu lost to Chen Yufei 21-16, 20-22, 18-21 in a nearly 90-minute Round-of-16 match on Thursday, July 23.
- Sindhu held four match points in the second game but Chen mounted a six-point comeback to take that set 22-20 and then won the decider.
- After the loss Sindhu posted on X that she had about 16 hours between matches while Chen had more than 24 hours, a mismatch that received broad media attention.
- Chen will face Ratchanok Intanon in the quarterfinals and will have an extra day’s rest before that match.
- Sindhu had arrived in Changzhou fresh from a Japan Open title the previous week and her public criticism has put tournament scheduling and player recovery policies under renewed scrutiny at top‑level BWF events.