Indonesia Masters 2025: PV Sindhu Crashes Out in Opener; Lakshya Sen, Crasto-Kapila Enter Second Round

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu made an early exit from the Indonesia Masters 2025 followng a defeat to Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh in the first round at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta on Wednesday (January 22).

The seventh seeded Indian went down in straight games against the Vietnamese shuttler by a scoreline of 20-22, 14-21 in the women's singles opening round match that lasted just 37 minutes on court 3.

Sindhu led the first game 20-14 but failed to convert the game point, hadning her opponent the lead in the match and the momentum. Nguyen led throughout the second game and didn't allow the Indian to comeback into the match.

Priyanshu Rajawat also bowed out in the first round of the men's singles competition, losing 14-21, 21-13, 18-21 to Japan's Kodai Naraoka in an hour and 15 minutes on court 3. Akarshi Kashyap also suffered a first round exit in women's singles after going down 10-21, 13-21 to Japan's Nozomi Okuhara.

However, there was something to celebrate for Indians as the mixed doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila advanced to the second round with a straight-game win over Inonesian duo of Adnan Maulana and Indah Cahya Sari Jamil.

The Indian mixed doubles duo won their first round mixed doubles match by a scoreline of 21-18, 21-14 in 36 minutes on court 1 to set up a second round clash against Malaysia's Pang Ron Hoo and Su Yin Cheng.

Meanwhile, Lakshya Sen beat Japan's Takuma Obayashi 21-9, 21-14 in straight sets to qualify for the second round, in a match that lasted just 39 minutes. Sen will next face another Japanese star in Kenta Nishimoto in the second round.

Also exiting the tournament on Wednesday (January 22) were the other Indian mixed doubles pair, Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde, was eliminated in the first round, losing 9-21, 13-21 to England's Gregory Mairs and Jenny Mairs.

The start to the day was far from ideal for India, as both 2023 Odisha Masters runner-up Ayush Shetty and Kiran George were defeated in their men's singles opening-round matches.

Shetty fought hard against world No. 1 and twin Asian Games gold medallist Shi Yu Qi of China before going down 19-21, 19-21. Meanwhile, Kiran George lost 12-21, 10-21 to Korea's Jeon Hyeok-jin. Later in the day, Lakshya Sen will face Takuma Obayashi of Japan.

It was also a disappointing start for India in the women's singles, as Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj lost 17-21, 19-21 to Japan's Tomoka Miyazaki in the opening round, while Tanya Hemanth was defeated 14-21, 11-21 by Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon.

Earlier on Tuesday (January 21), Crasto also progressed to the second round of the women's doubles, partnering seasoned Ashwini Ponnappa. The pair defeated Thailand's Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn and Sukitta Suwachai 21-6, 21-14 and will face Malaysia's Pei Kee Go and Mei Xing Teoh next.

Top doubles pairs of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty also progressed to the second round on Tuesday (January 21). The Indian duo registered a clinical straight-game 21-16 21-15 win against Chinese taipei's Chen Zhi Ray and Lin Yu Chieh.

The Asian Games champions, who reached back-to-back semifinals at Malaysia Super 1000 and India Super 750 in the last two weeks, will next face Thailand's Kittinupong Kedren and Dechapol Puavaranukroh on Thursday (January 23) in the second round.