Indian star shuttler PV Sindhu battled past Chinese sixth seed He Bingjiao to advance to the women’s singles final of the Korea Open Superseries on Saturday. Rio Olympic silver medallist Sindhu staved off He with a 21-10, 17-21, 21-16 semi-final win in an hour and six minutes at the SK Handball Stadium. It was Sindhu’s fourth win in nine meetings over the 2017 Asia Championships bronze medallist. In the final, Sindhu will meet Nozomi Okuhara, who conquered the Hyderabadi in the World Championships final in August in Glasgow. Eighth seed Okuhara got the better of compatriot and second seed Akane Yamaguchi with a 21-17, 21-18 triumph in 38 minutes. Okuhara, 22, has a 4-3 lead in career meetings against 22-year-old Sindhu and Sunday will present the Indian a great chance to seek a revenge for the Glasgow loss. Meanwhile, unseeded Indonesian Anthony Sinisuka Ginting stunned South Korean top seed Son Wan Ho 16-21, 21-18, 21-13 in an hour and 18 minutes. Ginting will on Sunday take on compatriot Jonatan Christie, who moved past Chinese Taipei’s seventh seed Wang Tzu Wei with a 21-13, 21-17 victory in 32 minutes.
Highlights, Korea Open Superseries, badminton results: PV Sindhu beats Okuhara to claim title
PV Sindhu faces Nozomi Okuhara in the final of the Korea Open Superseries. Follow our live blog for scores and updates from the match.
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And that brings down the curtain on the Korea Open Superseries in Seoul. The tournament exceeded expectations and had a lot of surprises as it promised. A well-deserved win for India’s PV Sindhu, who avenged her loss in the final of the World Championships with a win over Nozomi Okuhara of Japan. It was her maiden title in Seoul and third overall.
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Next up, the Japan Open Superseries: September 19-24
Here are all the results:
The highlight of the day for all the Indian fans!
Mathias Boe – Carsten Mogensen defeat Marcus Fernaldi – Kevin Sanjaya 21-19, 19-21, 21-15 to claim their THIRD men’s doubles title at the Korea Open Superseries. This Indonesians failed to make it 4 in 4 in Superseries tournaments this year as the Danish pair sealed the decider quickly.
PV Sindhu avenges World Badminton Championships loss to add another feather to cap
PV Sindhu deserves a lot of credit for the way she breached the impenetrable defences of Nozomi Okuhara of Japan. A totally different approach from Sindhu in the decider to take the match; very different from the one she played in the World Championships final just two weeks ago. Okuhara dominated and defended a barrage of attacking strokes from the mid-court and frustrated the Indian shuttler. But, it was the Olympic silver medallist who maintained her lead to claim her third Superseries title.
PV SINDHU WINS GOLD!
Sindhu becomes the first Indian to win the Korea Open Superseries with an outstanding 22-20, 11-21, 21-18 win over Nozomi Okuhara in the much-talked-about women’s singles final in Seoul.
20-17!
Championship-point for Sindhu….She came out victorious in tiring rallies and did not succumb to the pressure in the third game.
Nozomi Okuhara wins second game: 21-11
The second game goes in Okuhara’s favour as she dominates the court with an easy win against Sindhu. It was all about her quickness at the net and her ability to keep on retrieving. Sindhu lost her footing after the break.
Decider needed!
It is admirable how Okuhara controls her shots and judges the shuttle speed perfectly.
PV Sindhu wins opening game: 22-20
The Indian shuttler comes from behind to snatch the first game in 29 minutes against Nozomi Okuhara. Trailing 18-20, Sindhu wins four points in a row and has the advantage in this final clash.
17-17!
The rallies are getting a bit longer at the moment. The two shuttlers are giving everything they can to earn each point in this opening game. Sindhu won the previous 42-shot rally.
11-12! After letting Okuhara take a two-point lead, Sindhu closes the gap on the Japanese shuttler’s lead. Two points on the trot for Sindhu.
12-12! Sindhu is back level. She looks lively after the mid-game interval.
She leads 11-9!