Basel: Star shuttler PV Sindhu will have an excellent opportunity to become first Indian to win a gold at the BWF World Championships as she is set to face Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in the women's singles final here on Sunday.
World No. 5, Sindhu, reached the final by defeating her Chinese opponent Chen Yufei 21-7,21-14 in a 40-minute semifinal.
It will be the third consecutive time that Sindhu will play World Chmapionships final. Previously, the 24-year-old had to settle for a silver in both the finals. The Hyderabadi shuttler will hope to return home with a gold this time around.
The final will begin at around 4.30 pm IST on Sunday.
Head to head record:
PV Sindhu and Nozomi Okhura both are olympic medal winners. Nozomi Okuhara from Japan is currently the world No. 4 with 88,836 points while Sindhu is placed at fifth spot with 75,684 points.
The 2018 BWF World Tour Finals gold medallist, Sindhu, faced Okhura 15 times in her career and holds a slight 8-7 lead over the Japanese.
