India's badminton darling and former champ P.V. Sindhu stuns second seed Wang Zhiyi at the World Championships

India's Pusarla V. Sindhu celebrates as she defeats China's Wang Zhi Yi during their women's third round match of the Badminton World Championships, Thursday, Aug 28, 2025, in Paris. -- AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard

PARIS (Xinhua): Pusarla V. Sindhu, who had been struggling through a slump in recent months, rediscovered her top form in Paris to upset second seed Wang Zhiyi of China and advance into the last eight at the Badminton World Championships.

The Indian shuttler, a world champion in 2019, had failed to progress beyond the second round in her last nine tournaments.