PV Sindhu wins historic gold, crushes Nozomi Okuhara in BWF World Championships final

BWF World Championships 2019: World No. 5 PV Sindhu overwhelmed higher-ranked Nozomi Okuhara in straight games in the women’s singles ultimate to win the elusive gold in her 1/3 successive final. Sindhu grew to become the first Indian to end on the pinnacle step of the podium in the prestigious world meet.
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PV Sindhu thrashed Nozomi Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 in the Basel final
Sindhu finishes with her fifth medal at the world championships
Sindhu will head into Tokyo Olympics as the reigning World Champion
2013 – Bronze. 2014 – Bronze. 2017 – Silver. 2018 – Silver. 2019 – GOLD!
PV Sindhu has grow to be 0.33 time lucky. The World No. 5 is now the first Indian shuttler to win a gold at BWF World Championships. She is additionally the joint-most profitable women’s singles shuttler at the world meet, having received 5 medals in simply 6 appearances.
PV Sindhu became solely the 4th singles player ever to have a full set of world championship medals.
PV Sindhu’s lack of ability to win the gold medal had been a major speaking point. At times, the 24-year-old had to address it at press conferences, interviews and public appearances.
On Sunday in Basel, Sindhu, it seems, desired to put an cease to all the debate surrounding her inability to win the yellow metal, debate around her temperament in huge matches.
The Olympic silver medallist grew to be the world champion and in style!
5th seed PV Sindhu took on third seed and former champion Nozomi Okuhara in a repeat of the 2017 World Championships last in Basel. Two years ago, the two shuttlers battled for one hundred ten minutes, the longest final in the records of the tournament.
Sindhu had given it her all. She had never been pushed around like how she was once by way of the pint-sized Japanese shuttler. Despite leaving each bit of power she had in her on the court, Sindhu finished the 2d high-quality and finished with a silver.
Two years later, Sindhu in no way gave an probability to Okuhara to do whatever close to what she did in 2017. The last used to be over in just 32 minutes. Sindhu received it 21-7, 21-7 in just 38 minutes to come to be the first Indian to win a gold at the BWF World Championships.
‘Can’t have in mind such a one-sided final’
Celebrated commentator Gillian Clarke quipped: “I can’t consider such a one sided final.” It was once indeed one-way traffic.
The lack of go with the flow at the St Jakobshalle in Basel worked wonders in Sindhu’s favour. Her attacking sport flourished. In the past, Sindhu had been tentative at the start in fundamental finals. On Sunday, she used to be not.
Sindhu used to be at her first-rate in opposition to Okuhara, who had no solutions to the Indian shuttlers agressive approach. Sindhu was now not giving it any air even in defence. She was the usage of all 4 corners of the court docket and put pressure on Okuhara at the back-court — some thing that Ratchanok Inatanon did properly in the women’s singles semi-final on Saturday. Sindhu was greater clinical.
Sindhu raced to a 9-point lead the first mid-game smash of the match. She used to be hitting winners at will. The victory cry at the cease of every winner was telling a story — Sindhu wanted to put in the back of the reminiscences of the previous defeats. She did it emphatically.
Okuhara did not understand what hit her in 38 minutes at the center court docket in Basel. It used to be all over quickly. Sindhu by no means let the aggression dip, never let Okuhara have a sniff, usually controlled the rallies.
It used to be arguably the most one-sided last in the history of the sport.
Sindhu, the huge tournament giant!
Sindhu’s potential to step up at essential tournaments comes to the fore once again. She was no longer in the fantastic of the structure in the lead up to the World Championships in Basel. In fact, the gold was her first title in 2019.
Sindhu was once in hazard of crashing out in the quarter-finals when her familiar foe Tai Tzu Ying used to be toying around in the first game. Tai took it 21-12. However, Sindhu fought back. She told the world she is now not heading domestic besides the yellow metallic placing round her neck. She came again from behind to win the healthy in three games.
There was no stopping Sindhu from thereon. She had conquered her largest threat. In the semi-final, Chen Yufei used to be blown away. Sindhu maintained the report of no longer losing to a Chinese shuttler at the World Championships.
In the final, Okuhara faced the rage of India’s most profitable shuttler.
Tokyo Olympics next! And her rivals will be wary after observing how badly Sindhu wanted the gold in Basel. She will head into the Olympics as the reigning world champion!