李雪芮
Sindhu was almost on verge of victory against Li Xuerui in Asian Championships, but lost 21–11, 19–21, 8–21. At the 2015 World Championships, she defeated Line Højmark Kjærsfeldt of Denmark in 1st round after being a game down. She then stunned 3rd seeded Li Xuerui in Round of 16 and once again reached the quarterfinals of world championships. But this time she suffered defeat, against her Korean Opponent Sung Ji-hyun in a desperately close match 21–17, 19–21, 16–21.