Sindhu fails to defend World C'ships title, loses to Tai Tzu in quarterfinals

Defending champion PV Sindhu suffered a straight-game defeat to familiar foe and world number one Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the women's singles quarterfinals to bow out of the BWF World Badminton Championships here on Friday. The top-seeded Tai Tzu beat Sindhu 21-17 21-13 in an energy-sapping match that lasted 42 minutes.