The second stop of the badminton season, the Indonesian Open, officially opened on June 14. In the focus match between the first round of the opening round, He Bingjiao defeated No. 7 seed Sindhu 2:0 (21-14 21-18) to advance, and the latter became the first seed player to be eliminated.
Sindhu won all the last three matches between the two sides, including the Tokyo Olympic bronze medal match and the quarter-finals of the Asian Championships 2 months ago. He Bingjiao, who was eager to revenge, took the initiative at the beginning of the first game, scored 5 points in a row and entered the game with a 11-4 break. After the timeout, the Indians began to regain their feelings, and after chasing points one after another, the score came to 10-12. He Bingjiao recovered her form in time and scored a 7-1 wave, winning the first game 21-14.
In the second game, He Bingjiao still took the initiative, Xindu's attack was fierce, He Bingjiao's defense was extremely tenacious and efficient in counterattack, and the score once widened to 14-7. Afterwards, He Bingjiao made a slight mistake, and Xindu chased after 15-18 and was only 3 points away. At the critical moment, the Indians made two mistakes in succession, and He Bingjiao got the court point 20-16. After chasing 2 points in a row, Xindu made another mistake, 21-18. While He Bingjiao won the game 2:0, she ended her three-game losing streak against the Indians.
In a women's doubles match at the same time, Liu Xuanxuan/Xia Yuting, who had recovered in form, easily defeated a pair of Scottish combinations 21-10 21-8 and entered the women's doubles quarterfinals.
