Rio Olympics Silver medallist PV Sindhu today became the first Indian to lift the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals title at Guangzhou, China.
In the summit clash this morning, Sindhu defeated Japanese Nozomi Okuhara, in straight games, 21-19, 21-17 to claim the top honours of the season-ending event and her first title of the year.
With the win, Sindhu also equalled her head-to-head record with Okuhara to 6-6.
An outstanding performance by @Pvsindhu1 as she wins the 2018 #WorldTourFinals in Guangzhou, China comprising the year’s best 8 players with a 21-19,21-17 win over Nozomi Okuhara.This is the 1st time any Indian has won this prestigious year-end tournament. #Badminton #KheloIndia pic.twitter.com/DU1V6kQofe
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) December 16, 2018