PV Sindhu Clinches Singapore Open: Here’s How Twitter Reacted To Shuttler’s Iconic Feat, See Tweets

This was also the Indian badminton player's second-straight win over her Chinese opponent, having beaten her in the round of 32 of the All England Open earlier this year.

New Delhi: Star India shuttler PV Sindhu clinched the women’s singles title at the Singapore Open 2022 BWF Super 500 tournament after beating China’s Wang Zhi Yi in the final, here on Sunday. World No 7 Sindhu took 58 minutes to defeat world No 11 Zhi Yi 21-9, 11-21, 21-15 and win her third title of the year. Two-time Olympic medallist earlier won the Syed Modi International in January and Swiss Open in March, however, were BWF Super 300-level meets.

Sindhu, a former world champion and seeded third in the tournament, started the final at the Singapore Indoor Stadium with purpose. After Zhi Yi scored the first two points of the game courtesy lucky deflections off the top of the net, Sindhu came roaring back to take the next 13 points on the trot before pocketing the opening game with ease to take the lead. Ever since the news broke out, Twitter went into a frenzy and congratulated Sindhu on her iconic feat. Check reactions here:

SHE DID IT 👑@Pvsindhu1 went all guns blazing against 🇨🇳’s Wang Zhi Yi to beat her 21-9, 11-21, 21-15 & win her 3rd title of the year at #SingaporeOpen2022 🏆🥇

Congratulations champ! 🥳

Picture Credit: @bwfmedia @himantabiswa @sanjay091968 #IndiaontheRise#Badminton pic.twitter.com/BIcDEzCz9z

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) July 17, 2022

What a great pic. That’s not just her facial expression, but the expression of her soul. A fighter to the core. Never giving up, never getting demoralised by a slump. Teaching us how to Rise again… #PVSindhu https://t.co/bWwwW5rpgY

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) July 17, 2022

#SeasonOfFirsts for our star shuttler PV Sindhu as she defeats China’s Wang Zhi Yi to win her maiden Singapore Open title! 🏸💙

[📸: The Bridge] pic.twitter.com/Xlvo7Rtprs

— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) July 17, 2022

India Defeated China !!

Congratulations PV Sindhu for wining maiden Singapore Open title by defeating Chinese Wang Zhi. pic.twitter.com/tqvNnmhN6K

— Sameet Thakkar (@thakkar_sameet) July 17, 2022

Incredible Champ! 🇮🇳 PV Sindhu superb performance in the final of the #SingaporeOpen2022 to win 21-9, 11-21, 21-15 against reigning Asian champion Wang Zhi Yi🇨🇳, Wang hadn’t dropped a game all through the tournament. #BetterEveryDay #SingaporeOpenSuper500 pic.twitter.com/MUb2o1v2XP

— Amitabh Kant (@amitabhk87) July 17, 2022

This was also the Indian badminton player’s second-straight win over her Chinese opponent, having beaten her in the round of 32 of the All England Open earlier this year.

Notably, the last time an Indian won the Singapore Open was in 2017 when B Sai Praneeth clinched the men’s singles title. Saina Nehwal won the women’s singles title in 2010.

Inputs from IANS