India’s badminton queen PV Sindhu defeated Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara 22-20, 11-21, 21-18 to win Korea Open Super Series title on Sunday.
Sindhu also avenged her 2017 World Championships’ final loss in Glasgow to Okuhara. She made history by becoming the first Indian to win the Korea Open.
Indian sportspersons, celebrities and fans took to Twitter to celebrate Sindhu’s title win.
She Believed She Could,So She Did. Congrats @Pvsindhu1 First Indian To Win #KoreaOpen
India Is Proud Of You 👊#PVSindhu #Okuhara pic.twitter.com/VCMZOqP6vw— Vijender Singh (@boxervijender) September 17, 2017
3rd Superseries title for PV Sindhu and 5th Superseries victory for India in 2017
She beats Nozomi Okuhara 22-20, 11-21, 21-18! #KoreaSS pic.twitter.com/Ix7SSHpt3B— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) September 17, 2017
The first Indian to win #KoreaSS
Congrats Thope #PvSindhu 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/LQT30f62Vf— Fukkard (@Fukkard) September 17, 2017
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