PV Sindhu had reached the final day of a tournament seven times since September, 2017 and had come up with a silver medal. With a 21-19, 21-17 win over Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara, Sindhu also became the first Indian shuttler to win gold at the year-ending tournament which pits the top-8 ranked players in the world. AdvertisingSince September 17, 2017 at the Korea Open, Sindhu reached the finals of Hong Kong Open, BWF World Tour Finals, India Open, Commonwealth Games, Thailand Open, World Championships and Asian Games but came out with a silver medal each time. Question marks were raised over her mental strength to play out the gold medal match. AdvertisingOkuhara started slowly in the opening game while Sindhu roared to domination and led 14-6 for a comfortable lead.

Source: Indian Express December 16, 2018 06:45 UTC