<p> Indian shuttler P V Sindhu failed to complete a hat-trick of medals at the World Championships after she lost a gruelling quarterfinal women's singles match against Sung Ji Hyun of South Korea here today.<br /></p>.<p>Sindhu, seeded 11th, was second best in the battle of attrition, going down 17-21 21-19 16-21 to the eighth seed in a match lasting an hour and 22 minutes.<br /><br />The 20-year-old India had won back-to-back bronze in the previous editions of the Championships in 2013 and 2014.<br /><br />The Hyderabadi had raised hopes of a third consecutive medal when she stunned China's Olympic champion Li Xuerui in the pre-quarterfinals yesterday.<br /><br />Star player Saina Nehwal is now India's sole hope for a medal at the prestigious event. She plays her quarterfinal against Wang Yihan of China later today.<br /><br />Earlier today, Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa also lost to the Japanese duo of Naoko Fukuman and Kurumi Yonao 23-25 14-21 in the women's doubles quarterfinals. The top-ranked Indian pair failed to convert the chances in the first game before running out of steam to lose in straight games.<br /><br />Jwala and Ashwini, seeded 13th, had upset eighth seeds Reika Kakiiwa and Miyuki Maeda of Japan to make the quarterfinals.</p>
<p> Indian shuttler P V Sindhu failed to complete a hat-trick of medals at the World Championships after she lost a gruelling quarterfinal women's singles match against Sung Ji Hyun of South Korea here today.<br /></p>.<p>Sindhu, seeded 11th, was second best in the battle of attrition, going down 17-21 21-19 16-21 to the eighth seed in a match lasting an hour and 22 minutes.<br /><br />The 20-year-old India had won back-to-back bronze in the previous editions of the Championships in 2013 and 2014.<br /><br />The Hyderabadi had raised hopes of a third consecutive medal when she stunned China's Olympic champion Li Xuerui in the pre-quarterfinals yesterday.<br /><br />Star player Saina Nehwal is now India's sole hope for a medal at the prestigious event. She plays her quarterfinal against Wang Yihan of China later today.<br /><br />Earlier today, Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa also lost to the Japanese duo of Naoko Fukuman and Kurumi Yonao 23-25 14-21 in the women's doubles quarterfinals. The top-ranked Indian pair failed to convert the chances in the first game before running out of steam to lose in straight games.<br /><br />Jwala and Ashwini, seeded 13th, had upset eighth seeds Reika Kakiiwa and Miyuki Maeda of Japan to make the quarterfinals.</p>