P V Sindhu Grabs Gold at World Championship

Third time lucky for P V Sindhu! P V Sindhu became the first Indian to win badminton World Championships at Basel on Sunday.

Two years after being robbed off the gold by Okuhara in an epic 110-minute final at Glasgow that went down as one of the greatest battles in badminton history, Sindhu finally exorcised the ghost of that heart-wrenching loss with a completely dominating win over the same opponent. Sindhu won a lop sided final with score of 21-7 21-7 in just 38 mins.

Sindhu now has five World Championships medal. Only other woman singles player with so many is former Olympics and world champion Zhang Ning of China.

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Amazing win!
Sindhu completely dominated the match and Okuhara just seemed helpless in regaining her form. I think Sindhu’s match with World No. 2 Tai Tzu Ying in quarter finals proved to be a crucial win for Sindhu. After first game loss and 2 hard fought games Sindhu won 12-21, 23-21, 21-19.

A surprise early exit of World No. 1 Akane Yamaguchi also worked in Sindhu’s favor.

The semi-final match against Chen Yu Fei 21-7, 21-14 and Finals against Okuhara, both the matches were just Sindhu at her best.

Sindhu’s pursuit for the Gold at BWF World Badminton Championship eluded her since 2013.
2013 :3rd_place_medal:
2014 :3rd_place_medal:
2017 :2nd_place_medal:
2018 :2nd_place_medal:
2019 :1st_place_medal:

A long awaited and well deserved Gold medal win for Sindhu. A proud and commendable progression!

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Another historic and memorable achievement worthy of mention is B. Sai Praneeth’s bronze medal in the men’s singles. A feat achieved after Prakash Padukone’s bronze medal 36 years back in 1983.

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A proud moment. Congratulations #Pvsindhu

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