PV Sindhu in 2017, relive the moments

2017 has been grateful for world no. 3 PV Sindhu which took her to the career best ranking of 2. Let us get back and relive the glorious moments.

Syed Modi International

After leading Chennai Smashers with an amazing win at PBL, Sindhu kept her good form by winning the Syed Modi International Badminton Championship in Lucknow, where she faced the Gregoria Ma Tunjung of Indonesian in the final.

All India Open

It all started with the win at the Syed Modi International Badminton, followed by the revenge on the Spaniard Carolina Marin at the All India Open; Sindhu outplayed Marin with 21-19, 21-16 in the 47-minute contest at the Siri Fort Complex, New Delhi. The environment in the stadium was overwhelming and frenzy as it was the match between the top rivals on the court and the highlight of match was the match itself as it was the high circuit game after Rio Olympics final.

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Silver at World Championship

August brought the epic 110-minute encounter of Sindhu against Nozomi Okuhara - semifinalist at the Rio Olympics - of Japan at the Glasgow World Championship finals that revealed Sindhu’s caliber during the long rallies in the crucial moments.

Sindhu bagged silver at the tournament after closing  the match with 19-21, 22-20, 20-22. The badminton court turned to hard battle ground at Emirates Arena, Glasgow, with long rallies and smashes.

The match was the hardest fight for Sindhu as well as Okuhara. Sindhu almost touched gold; she was about to raise her head with the medal. But, the match was unpredictable. Okuhara was very adamant and she surprised Sindhu with her mental strength. They never gave up till the epic championship point. It could be Sindhu or Okuhara at the podium with gold. And it was Okuhara. Yet, Sindhu could change medal this time after two bronze medals at World Championships.

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And not to forget, the 73-shot rally in the second game at the World's was the showstopper which was won by Sindhu.

Korea Open

The loss at the World's was no longer due with avenge for Sindhu; she raised her arms off ousting Okuhara in the finals at the Korea Open Super Series, a month later, with 22-20, 21-11, 21-18 and made win-loss score 2-1 in the major tournaments with the Japanese. Previously in the semi-finals, Sindhu defeated Minatsu Mitani in the 63-minute encounter.

The 56-shots scrambling longest rally in the finals made Sindhu wearying yet spirited by backhand smashes and Okuhara’s net plays with aggressive screams and long rallies. In the end, Sindhu’s efforts paid off.

Later, Japan Open, Denmark Open, French Open, and China Open - lost to world no 89 local shuttler Gao Fangjie in the quarter finals - were big dismay for the Indian, who made an early exit in the tournaments.

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Hong Kong Open

Hong Kong Open Super Series was not so good for stout-hearted Sindhu where she was buried with the deceptive excellence throughout the match to her perplexion by the world no. 1 Tai Tzu Ying. With this win of 18-21, 18-21, the Taiwanese player restored her last year’s Hong Kong Open title against the Indian and completed winning her five super series titles in one calendar year, meanwhile, Sindhu reached her fourth final in the year.

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World Superseries Finals

Being the biggest tournament after the Glasgow World Championship, Dubai Superseries Finals comprised of the biggest prize purse of USD 1,000,000 featuring top 8 shuttlers in all categories. Where, the 22-year-old Indian performed her best, yet lost with 21-15, 12-21 19-21 against world no. 2 Akane Yamaguchi in the 91-minute contested match.

The women’s singles final clash at the Finals was similar to the Glasgow World Championship finals as the duo captivated with the exchange of nerve-holding rallies.