2016 Rio Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu defeated China's He Bingjiao 21-10 17-21 21-16 in a match that lasted an hour and six minutes. and progressed to the finals of women's singles at the USD 600,000 Korea Open Super Series, on Saturday Sep 16,2017
Sindhu, who had won the silver at the World Championship last month, will face world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in the final on Sunday Sep 17,2017
The 22-year-old had come into the match with a 3-5 head-to-head record, having lost to the Chinese at the Asia Badminton Championship this year.
The World No.4 Indian, who had won the China Super Series Premier last year and clinched the India Super Series and Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold this season, now stands just one win away from another title.
However, it will once again be her World Championship final nemesis and eighth seed Okuhara, who will stand in the way when they clash in the final.
The Olympic bronze-medallist Japanese entered the final with a 21-17 21-18 win over World No.2 compatriot Akane Yamaguchi, seeded second.
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