Klang [Singapore], Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu suffered a second-round defeat at the Singapore Open 2024 BWF Super 750 tournament on Thursday, with India's top shuttler Sindhu losing 21-13 against world No. 3 Carolina Mari. Had to face defeat. , 11-21, 20-22 after a tough three-game contest of one hour and eight minutes. It was Sindhu's sixth consecutive defeat to Marin. The Indian badminton player's most recent win came over her Spanish opponent in the Malaysia Open 201 quarter-finals. When the two shuttlers faced each other in the Rio 2016 Olympics final and while Marin emerged the winner, Sindhu, now ranked 12th in the world badminton rankings, made a good start to the match on Thursday. They dominated from the start and won the opening game easily. But after winning the second game, World No. 3 Marin again lost her concentration and was forced to play out the decider. Although Sindhu had an 18-15 advantage at one point in the third game, Marin found herself in a nail-biter. Was able to bring it back. Finish off the win. As a result, Marin currently has a 12-6 lead over Sindhu. India's top men's singles player HS Prannoy also crashed out in the second round of the Singapore Open. Tenth-ranked Prannoy lost to Japan's Kent Nishimoto, who is ranked eleventh in the world, 21-13, 14-21, 21-15 in 7 minutes. However, the women's doubles of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand The pair made it to the quarter-finals. India's challenge is being maintained in the tournament. The Indian pair defeated second seeds and reigning All England champions Baek Ha An and Lee So Hee and won 21-9, 14-21, 21-15 in a match that lasted 59 minutes. The next match of Treesa-Gayatri pair Olympic bronze medalists Kim So Yeon and Kong Hee Yong of South Korea will advance to the quarterfinals on Friday.