WATCH: PV Sindhu Loses Temper Over Unfair Penalty Point in Badminton Asia Championships Semi-Final Match Against Akane Yamaguchi

Manila, Phillippines: PV Sindhu got herself into a heated altercation with the chair umpire and referee as the Indian star shuttler felt she was at the receiving end of an unfair decision as she lost the semi-final match of Badminton Asia Championships against World No. 2 Akane Yamaguchi here on Saturday.

The incident took place after Sindhu won the first game 21-13 and was leading the second by 14-11. The 26-year old was handed a penalty point for taking too much to serve between points, which lead to an argument with the chair umpire and the referee.

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PV Sindhu didn’t hold back in her post-match interaction. “Totally unfair on the umpire’s part,” she says for asking her to hand over the serve to Akane Yamaguchi at 14-11 for apparent delay. #BAC2022

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“The umpire told me you’re taking a lot of time but the opponent wasn’t ready at that point,” Sindhu told after the match.

“But the umpire suddenly gave her the point and it was really unfair. I think that was one of the reasons why I lost. I mean that is my feeling because at that moment it was 14-11 and could have become 15-11 but instead it became 14-12 and she took continuous points. And I think it was very unfair. Maybe I would have won the match and played in the final.”

”Totally unfair on the umpire’s part,” she says for asking her to hand over the serve to Akane Yamaguchi at 14-11 for apparent delay.

Sindhu despite of a good start lost to top seeded Yamaguchi to 21-13, 19-21 and 16-21 and had to settle down for the Bronze medal.