Asian Games: So Near Yet So Far — Sindhu’s Final Saga Goes From Bad to Worse
看似很近其实很远
辛度的命运越来越糟
A losing trend that started at the 2016 Rio Olympics has continued till the
Asian Games 2018, where she lost against Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu-ying 13-21,
16-21. News18 Sports takes a look at the major finals Sindhu has lost in the
last two years.
辛度连败的趋势从2016里约奥运开始到现在亚运会。今天她输给小戴13-21 16-21。
本报记者分析她一连串失败的决赛。
There is no doubt that shuttler PV Sindhu is one of the greatest players that
India has ever seen but when it comes to winning tournaments, she might not
be right up there. While champion shuttlers make it a habit to win events,
Sindhu has had to settle with the second-best tag more often than not. Such
has been her plight in the finals that since 2016 she has made 14 appearances
in summit clashes and lost 10 of them.
无疑的辛度是印度最伟大的运动员之一，但是到了决赛时，她总有些不对劲。
当其他选手进入决赛都想要赢得冠军，辛度却立志成为一个收银员。
虽然她不是故意的，但是自从2016年来，在14次决赛中，有十次是这样的。
A losing trend that started at the 2016 Rio Olympics has continued till the
Asian Games 2018, where she lost against Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu-ying 13-21,
16-21. News18 Sports takes a look at the major finals Sindhu has lost in the
last two years.
连败的趋势从2016年里约奥运开始，持续到今天亚运会。
2016
Lost Rio Olympics final against Carolina Marin
2016里约奥运输给马琳
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Sindhu became toast of the nation when she made it to the final of the 2016
Rio Olympics and secured at least a silver to the medal-starved nation. But
joy turned into despair when then 21-year-old lost a close battle against
Marin — 21-19, 12-21, 15-21. After winning the first game, Sindhu could not
continue with the momentum and fell to former world number 1 in a match that
lasted 83 minutes. This loss in the final was just a curtain-raiser to many
more such defeats.
Lost Hong Kong Open final against Tai Tzu-ying
香港公开赛输给小戴
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If there is one player whose game Sindhu hasn’t been able to pick is Chinese
Taipei’s Tai Tzu-ying. That was visible in the final of the Hong Kong Open
two summers back as Sindhu was no match for her opponent and lost the match
15-21, 17-21.
2017
Lost World Championships to Nozomi Okuhara
2017世锦赛输给奥原
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This was the first time that Sindhu had entered the World Championships final
in her career having finished third in the 2013 and 2014 editions. The Indian
faced Japanese girl Nozomi Okuahara in the final and lost 19-21, 23-21, 20-22
in a marathon match that lasted close to two hours. Sindhu had been in fine
form throughout the tournament had registered impressive wins against Kim Hyo
Min, Cheung Ngan Yi, Sun Yu and Chen Yufei. But in what is often referred as
the best women’s singles match ever, Sindhu ran out of steam in the dying
moments of the match.
Lost Hong Kong Open against Tai Tzu-ying
香港公开赛又输给小戴
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Sindhu faced the Chinese Taipei player for the second year in a row in the
Hong Kong Open summit clash. But the Indian continued her bad form against
Tai Tzu-ying and succumbed 18-21,18-21in the final. This was her second final
loss in the year, and her weakness in the title clashes had started to
emerge. Tai was the better player on the day and showed wide range of shots.
She improved her record against Sindhu to 8-3.
Lost Dubai Superseries Final against Akane Yamaguchi
杜拜超级赛输给山口
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In a tournament featuring the world’s best shuttlers only, Sindhu was
expected to lift the title at the Dubai Superseries Final. The Indian had
done everything right until the night of the final but fell short in the last
encounter against Akane Yamaguchi and lost 21-15, 12-21, 19-21. Perhaps a
bout of flu affected Sindhu’s game, but credit to Yamaguchi for making the
most of the opportunity. The Hyderabadi joined Saina Nehwal and the mixed
doubled pair of Jwala Gutta/ V Diju in the list of players finishing
runners-up at the event.
2018
Lost Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta India Open final against Beiwen Zhang
印度羽球公开赛输给张蓓雯
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Title holder Sindhu was expected to win at the home tournament but could only
do enough to reach the final of the tournament. By now, her discomfort in the
finals of big events was a topic of national debate and players round the
globe had started to expose her shortcomings. This time it was the turn of
little-known USA’s Beiwen Zhang who trounced Sindhu 18-21, 21-11, 20-22.
Prior to this loss, Sindhu had displayed impeccable form.
Lost Commonwealth Games final against Saina Nehwal
大英国协运动会输给赛纳
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It’s a visual treat to watch Saina Nehwal and Sindhu lock horns at a
prestigious international event. The dream match happened at the Commonwealth
Games where the duo met in the final. Based on form, Sindhu should have been
the clear winner but Nehwal came out tops and won the battle 14-21, 17-21.
Nehwal established a 3-1 head-to-head record against Sindhu.
Lost Thailand Open against Nozomi Okuhara
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泰国公开赛输给奥原
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By the time Thailand Open started it was established that if anyone from the
Indian players had a chance of making the final, it was Sindhu. Going on win
the title was always out of question though. As millions of fans would have
predicted, Sindhu reached the final yet again but went down to Nozomi Okuhara
15-21, 18-21.
Lost World Championships final against Carolina Marin
世锦赛输给马琳
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It was a second place finish for Sindhu in the World Championships final at
Nanjing, against old foe Carolina Marin. She lost 19-21, 10-21 to the Olympic
champion in a match that lasted 45 minutes. This was her second successive
silver at the coveted tournament, and fourth medal overall. This perhaps
makes her India's most successful shuttler.
Lost Asian Games final against Tai Tzu-ying
亚运输给小戴
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A 10th career loss against Tai Tzu meant that Sindhu lost in the final of the
Asian Games too. Although this is the first time that any Indian girl came
this far in the Games history, but the disappointment of losing yet another
final cannot be brushed aside. The Indian lost 13-21, 16-21.