Sweet Revenge: Sindhu Beats Okuhara To Win Korea Open Super Series

India’s Olympic silver medallist shuttler P V Sindhu today (17 September) exacted sweet revenge of her World Championship heart-break as she defeated Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in a thrilling summit clash to clinch the women’s singles title at the Korea Open Super Series in Seoul.

The 22-year-old Indian overcame eighth-seeded Okuhara 22-20, 11-21, 20-18 in yet another energy-sapping contest that lasted an hour and 23 minutes to win the $600,000 tournament.

Sindhu had lost to Okuhara in the World Championship final in Glasgow last month in an epic battle which was described by experts as the best in many years. Today, she turned the tables on the Japanese to become the first Indian to win this Korea Super Series.

Sindhu displayed dogged determination and great stubbornness to lay claim to her third super series title of her career. World Number 4, Sindhu, who had clinched the 2016 China Super Series Premier and India Super Series and Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold this season, thus dashed Okuhara’s bid to win her third straight title after winning the Australian Open and the World Championship.

The win also helped Sindhu to level her head-to-head record against Okuhara, making it 4-4 in eight meetings between them.

(PTI)