Double Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu's inconsistent run continued as she made an opening round exit in the Korea Open Super 500 tournament with a narrow three-game loss to Chinese Taipei's Pai Yu-Po, here on July 18.
Sindhu, who slipped to world number 17 this week, lost to the 32-year-old world no. 22 Pai Yu-Po 18-21 21-10 13-21 in the women's singles opening round. The contest lasted 58 minutes.
India's Priyanshu Rajawat, however, progressed to the second round with a straight-game win over local player Choi Ji Hoon in men's singles competition.