This was being called a ‘revenge match’, and revenge PV Sindhu did take. The fifth-seeded Indian defeated her victor from last month’s World Championships, Nozomi Okuhara, to bag her first-ever Korea Open Super Series title.

Sindhu bagged the title with a scoreline of 22-20, 11-21, 21-18, and in the process also became the first-ever Indian to win the Korea Open title.

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Despite being a match between the fifth and eighth seeded players, the women’s singles final at the Korea Open was possibly the most anticipated fixture at the event on 17 September. Sindhu had lost an epic three-game final to Okuhara at the World Championships just three weeks ago, and well, all fans tuned in to see if the Japanese could pull off a victory once again.

An hour and 50 minutes after the first point was played, Sindhu was waving to the packed arena. Here as well, the summit clash was fought over three tough sets as Sindhu displayed great stubbornness to lay claim to the third Super Series title of her career.

World no 4 Sindhu – who had clinched the 2016 China Super Series Premier, India Open Super Series, and the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold this season – dashed Okuhara's bid to win her third straight title after winning the Australian Open and the World Championships.

The win also helped Sindhu to level her head-to-head record against Okuhara, making it 4-4 in eight meetings

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Sindhu vs Okuhara

Sindhu led 2-0 early in the first game but Okuhara was quick to erase the deficit. The Indian once again moved to a 5-3 advantage with Okuhara committing unforced errors. The first glimpse of the epic World Championship final was visible when they had a long rally at 6-5 which Sindhu won with a straight smash.

However, the Indian lost the advantage when Okuhara reeled off four points, showing her prowess to fight back to grab a 9-7 lead. A smash at Okuhara's backhand helped Sindhu make it 9-9 but the Japanese ensured that she has the advantage at 11-9.

Sindhu played an attacking rally and sealed it with a smash at 9-12. In fact, she grabbed five of the next eight points after the break to turn the tables at 14-13.

Sindhu once again dished out another intense rally and produced a precise over head smash to lead 15-14. The duo kept fighting and in another thrilling rally, Sindhu had to resort to continuous smashes before Okuhara finally sent one to the net to make it 17-17.

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