PV Sindhu knocked out of Dubai World Superseries Finals
World number 10 Indian shuttler PV Sindhu crashed out of Dubai World Superseries Finals after losing 15-21, 21-18, 15-21 in the semifinals against world number five South Korea's Sung Ji Hyun. Sindhu had beaten Rio gold-medallist Carolina Marin in the quarters to seal a place in the semifinal. Notably, this was Sindhu's maiden campaign at the Dubai World Superseries Finals.