{"id":14649,"date":"2026-08-20T18:02:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14649"},"modified":"2026-08-20T18:02:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:02:49","slug":"maybe-that-was-her-tactic-pv-sindhu-questions-cramps-wang-zhi-yi-says-i-was-really-injured-badminton-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14649","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Maybe that was her tactic\u2019: PV Sindhu questions \u2018cramps\u2019; Wang Zhi Yi says \u2018I was really injured\u2019 | Badminton News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133384040,imgsize-153417,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/pv-sindhu.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Maybe that was her tactic\u2019: PV Sindhu questions \u2018cramps\u2019; Wang Zhi Yi says \u2018I was really injured\u2019\" title=\"India's PV Sindhu, left, shakes hands with China's Wang Zhi Yi after their match. (PTI Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"India's PV Sindhu, left, shakes hands with China's Wang Zhi Yi after their match. (PTI Photo)\">India&#8217;s PV Sindhu, left, shakes hands with China&#8217;s Wang Zhi Yi after their match. (PTI Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/pv-sindhu\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PV Sindhu<\/a>\u2019s quest for an unprecedented sixth World Championships medal ended in a gruelling pre-quarterfinal defeat to China\u2019s Wang Zhi Yi on Thursday, with the Indian admitting the loss \u201churts a lot more\u201d on home soil while questioning whether her opponent\u2019s late cramps were part of her tactics.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu fought back after losing the opening game but eventually went down 11-21, 21-15, 17-21 to world No. 3 Wang at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. Wang, who battled cramps in both legs during the closing stages, held her nerve to reach the quarterfinals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The match appeared to turn at 16-15 in the deciding game when Wang fell while chasing a shuttle and immediately clutched her left thigh. <!-- -->After a medical timeout, she returned with the score level at 16-16.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>\u201cI don&#8217;t know if she had an injury or what, maybe that was her tactics and her way of doing it,\u201d Sindhu told reporters after the match.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>\u201cI have to be focused and I was, but again each point matters, right? At that point, even though she takes a break or not, if she is injured or not, you never know.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Wang insists cramps were genuine<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Wang, however, insisted the cramps were genuine and rejected any suggestion that the stoppages were tactical.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>\u201cI had to push myself hard, that&#8217;s why I suffered cramps. I understand she (Sindhu) might have thought it at that moment but I was really injured that time,\u201d Wang said through an interpreter.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>\u201cIt was such a tough match today. She is a very strong opponent, she has fast attack. My game plan worked and I am proud of my performance today. That moment I just told myself to keep going, never give up.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Wang regained the lead at 18-17 with a smash before another marathon 54-shot rally ended with Sindhu going long. <!-- -->Wang again clutched her right thigh, before Sindhu sent a smash into the net to hand her three match points. Wang screamed before collapsing on the court after winning the next point.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>\u201cMaybe that is her way of game style or that is her way of strategy, but for me it is just that I need to focus and play every point and focus on every point,\u201d Sindhu said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>\u2018I should have been a little more patient\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>Sindhu also felt she had chances to close out the match and acknowledged that greater patience could have changed the outcome.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>\u201cI should have converted that into a win because I mean they were long rallies. It was a good match and I think 17-17 at that point, every point matters. And I should have been a little more patient is what I felt,\u201d she said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>The defeat ended Sindhu\u2019s long-standing unbeaten record against Chinese players at the World Championships and denied her another opportunity to add to her haul of two bronze medals, two silvers and one gold.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/>\u201cIt does hurt a lot more because after you train and work hard for so long, losing these kind of matches definitely hurts a lot. But I think it is a game, that is how it is supposed to be,\u201d Sindhu said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"45\"\/>\u201cYou will get much more stronger that way and bounce back stronger and learn from your mistakes. Whatever is done is done and I think now it is time to go back and see and do whatever is required.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"47\"\/>The 31-year-old remained determined to continue chasing a sixth World Championships medal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"49\"\/>\u201cAbsolutely, this time I have tried hard but at the end of the day only one can win. But yeah, definitely I will keep trying,\u201d she said.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/badminton\/maybe-that-was-her-tactic-pv-sindhu-questions-cramps-wang-zhi-yi-says-i-was-really-injured\/articleshow\/133383903.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s PV Sindhu, left, shakes hands with China&#8217;s Wang Zhi Yi after their match. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: PV Sindhu\u2019s quest for an unprecedented sixth World Championships medal ended in a gruelling pre-quarterfinal defeat to China\u2019s Wang Zhi Yi on Thursday, with the Indian admitting the loss \u201churts a lot more\u201d on home soil while [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787248970_pv-sindhu.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787248970_pv-sindhu.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787248970_pv-sindhu.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787248970_pv-sindhu.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787248970_pv-sindhu.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787248970_pv-sindhu.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787248970_pv-sindhu.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787248970_pv-sindhu.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787248970_pv-sindhu.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787248970_pv-sindhu.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787248970_pv-sindhu.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787248970_pv-sindhu.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787248970_pv-sindhu.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787248970_pv-sindhu.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"India&#8217;s PV Sindhu, left, shakes hands with China&#8217;s Wang Zhi Yi after their match. 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