Guangzhou,Dec.16 : PV Sindhu beat Nozomi Okuhara 21-19, 21-17 today to clinch her maiden title of 2018. This was 300th win of her career.
PV Sindhu had come into the final of the BWF World Tour finals unbeaten from the group stage including staging a remarkable win over World No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying. She met one of her oldest rivals Nozomi Okuhara in finals.
Today, Sindhu bet Okuhara 21-19, 21-17. This is her first title in eight final attempts and first since Korea Open in September 2017.
In a battle that saw Sindhu lead convincingly in the opening game, Okuhara fought back to restore parity but the Japanese was guilty of making errors at this crucial juncture to throw the game away.
The second game was more even but just as it looked like Okuhara had the upper hand, she gifted Sindhu points and confidence to stay in it and eventually close it out for the win.
This is Sindhu’s second straight victory over Okuhara and she now leads 7-6 in their head-to-head record.
Prasanta Patnaik