PV Sindhu won straight eight points in the first game to take an early lead in the first game. (Source: Reuters)
Nozomi Okuhara, gold medallist in 2017, struggled to keep pace with Sindhu's verve, losing the first game by 7-21. (Source: Reuters)
PV Sindhu started the second game taking a 2-0 lead and maintained the momentum from the first game. (Source: Reuters)
Nozomi Okuhara levelled it initially before being outplayed by her Indian opponent in the second game. (Source: AP Photo)
PV Sindhu won her maiden World Championship gold medal after defeating Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara by 21-7, 21-7 on August 25. She ended the chase of the elusive gold medal after having to settle for silver in the last two years. (Source: Reuters)
PV Sindhu was defeated by Nozomi Okuhara in the final in 2017, but the tables turned this time around in Basel. (Source: Reuters)
PV Sindhu forged history after becoming the first-ever Indian to win a gold at the BWF World Championships. (Source: Reuters)