PV Sindhu, also, became the third non-chinese athlete to win the China Open in last 30 years. (Source: Express File) PV Sindhu, also, became the third non-chinese athlete to win the China Open in last 30 years. (Source: Express File)

P V Sindhu clinched her maiden Super Series Premier title after edging out Sun Yu of China in the finals of China Open. Sindhu continued her rampaging run as she lifted the prestigious title after beating Sun 21-11 17-21 21-11 in the summit clash that lasted an hour and nine minutes.

World No. 11 Sindhu had come into the match with a 2-3 head-to-head record but then statistics counted little when she took the court at the Haixia Olympic Sports Center. Sindhu dished out a dominating game as she zoomed to a healthy 11-5 lead early on. The Indian looked sharp and athletic as she engaged in a fast-paced game to bamboozle her opponent. Rio Olympic silver medallist sealed the opening encounter after dominating a parallel game and finishing it with a return that hit Sun’s face.

Earlier, Saina Nehwal had clinched the China Open in 2014 before finishing runners-up last year. Sindhu had reached her maiden Super Series final at the Denmark Open last year but the title eluded her then as she lost in straight games to 2012 Olympic champion China’s Li Xuerei.

Congratulations @pvsindhu1 on winning #ChinaOpen! Going places and how!! — Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) 20 November 2016

Proud moment for India again. @Pvsindhu1 wins the #Chinaopen , her first super series title. Many more to come. Many Congratulations. — Lt. Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) 20 November 2016

Proud of you @Pvsindhu1 for winning your first Superseries title #ChinaOpen. What a great win! — N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) 20 November 2016

Congratulations to @Pvsindhu1 for her #SuperSeries title at the #ChinaOpen. — Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) 20 November 2016

In the 30 year history of China Open only 3 non Chinese have won it. 2 of them are @NSaina and @Pvsindhu1. Proud to support both @OGQ_India — Viren Rasquinha (@virenrasquinha) 20 November 2016

Another milestone for @Pvsindhu1. Higher and higher. Wish you many more — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) 20 November 2016

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