B Sai Praneeth, PV Sindhu advance to next round as Lee Chong Wei suffers shock defeat

B Sai Praneeth and PV Sindhu comfortably won their matches but Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei suffered a shock exit at the hands of France’s Brice Leverdez.

B Sai Praneeth beat Wei Nan 21-18, 21-17 to enter the next round of the Badminton World Championships. AFP

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France's Brice Leverdez caused the upset of the World Badminton Championships when he beat favourite Lee Chong Wei. Reuters

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Lee Chong Wei has never won the World Badminton Championships and his miserable looks to continue for another edition. Reuters

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Brice Leverdez beat Lee Chong Wei 21-19, 22-24, 21-17. AFP

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PV Sindhu comfortably beat South Korea's Kim Hyo Min 21-16, 21-14. AFP

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Ajay Jayaram won against Austria's Luka Wraber 21-14, 21-12. AFP

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Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon returns during her match against Malaysia's Rui Chen Yap. The Thai player romped to a 21-12, 21-7 victory. AFP

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Japan's Takuma Ueda in action during his match against Denmark's Viktor Axelsen at the 2017 World Badminton Championships. Ueda won the first game 21-17. AFP

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However, Viktor Axelsen came back to beat Ueda 17-21, 21-8, 21-13. AFP

B Sai Praneeth, PV Sindhu advance to next round as Lee Chong Wei suffers shock defeat

B Sai Praneeth and PV Sindhu comfortably won their matches but Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei suffered a shock exit at the hands of France’s Brice Leverdez.

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