<p>World No 10 P V Sindhu lost to Sun Yu of China in the women’s singles first round of the All England badminton championships on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Sindhu, who held a 2-1 record against Sun before the match, suffered a 16-21, 15-21 loss in a 47-minute match at the National Indoor Arena here.<br /><br />Tarun Kona and Ashwini Ponnappa too had lost in the opening round of the mixed doubles.<br /><br />It was a near perfect day for Malaysia's world number one Lee Chong Wei in the men’s singles first round while his main rivals struggled.<br /><br />Lee, a silver medallist at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, played within himself to dispose of Thailand's Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 21-15 21-17 and book his place in the second round.<br /><br />While Lee was in cruise control, world number three Tommy Sugiarto was dumped out of the tournament by China's Gao Huan.<br /><br />Gao took the first game 21-13 but Sugiarto smashed through the second 21-10. While many expected the Indonesian to go on to seal the win, it was Gao who took the decider 21-18.<br /><br />Another of Lee's main rivals, Chen Long, also looked in danger of an early exit when he lost his first game 21-10 to Denmark's Viktor Axelsen. Chen, who defeated Lee in last year's final, found himself trailing in the second game but fought back to win 21-15, then completed the victory 21-12 in the deciding game.<br /><br />Chen said he was not surprised there had been spectacular early upsets.<br /><br />“The All England championships is a tournament that has a lot of character and it is not a surprise to see a big upset caused by a lower ranked player to a high ranked player,” he said.<br /><br />“It's a really special tournament and it is unique and everyone wants to win it.<br /><br />“It was almost a bad result for me but I can handle losing, what I cannot handle is playing badly.<br /></p>
<p>World No 10 P V Sindhu lost to Sun Yu of China in the women’s singles first round of the All England badminton championships on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Sindhu, who held a 2-1 record against Sun before the match, suffered a 16-21, 15-21 loss in a 47-minute match at the National Indoor Arena here.<br /><br />Tarun Kona and Ashwini Ponnappa too had lost in the opening round of the mixed doubles.<br /><br />It was a near perfect day for Malaysia's world number one Lee Chong Wei in the men’s singles first round while his main rivals struggled.<br /><br />Lee, a silver medallist at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, played within himself to dispose of Thailand's Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 21-15 21-17 and book his place in the second round.<br /><br />While Lee was in cruise control, world number three Tommy Sugiarto was dumped out of the tournament by China's Gao Huan.<br /><br />Gao took the first game 21-13 but Sugiarto smashed through the second 21-10. While many expected the Indonesian to go on to seal the win, it was Gao who took the decider 21-18.<br /><br />Another of Lee's main rivals, Chen Long, also looked in danger of an early exit when he lost his first game 21-10 to Denmark's Viktor Axelsen. Chen, who defeated Lee in last year's final, found himself trailing in the second game but fought back to win 21-15, then completed the victory 21-12 in the deciding game.<br /><br />Chen said he was not surprised there had been spectacular early upsets.<br /><br />“The All England championships is a tournament that has a lot of character and it is not a surprise to see a big upset caused by a lower ranked player to a high ranked player,” he said.<br /><br />“It's a really special tournament and it is unique and everyone wants to win it.<br /><br />“It was almost a bad result for me but I can handle losing, what I cannot handle is playing badly.<br /></p>