In the 2025 Badminton Asia Championships in Ningbo, PV Sindhu faced defeat against Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the women’s singles round of 16. The match concluded with scores of 12-21, 21-16, 16-21, marking Sindhu’s third consecutive loss to Yamaguchi, now totaling 12 losses in their 26 encounters.This marked Sindhu’s third straight defeat to Yamaguchi, totaling 12 losses in 26 matches.
While six Indian players participated, only mixed doubles pair Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila advanced.
Other Indians like Priyanshu Rajawat, Kiran George, and Ashith Surya also faced elimination.