India, Aug. 29 -- This one's going to hurt PV Sindhu. Especially after her outstanding display a day prior where she unshackled herself to come out with a dominant performance to oust world No.2 Wang Zhi Yi of China, effectively causing the upset of the tournament.

The former world champion had raised hopes. Also, in Indonesian ninth seed Putri Kusuma Wardani she wasn't facing a daunting opponent but a player who Sindhu had beaten twice in the past in four meetings, a player who is yet to stamp her authority on the tour.

Yet it wasn't to be as the double Olympic medallist's journey at the BWF World Championships - a tournament she had made her own in the past decade with five medals - ended on Friday. Playing her first women's singles q...