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LIVE: India Open Super Series Final – PV Sindhu sets up Rio Olympics rematch against Carolina Marin

15:30 IST: After the prize distribution ceremony of the Women’s Doubles event, Mixed Doubled final will be played between all-Chinese pairs of Zheng Siwei-Chen Qingchen and Lu Kai-Huang Yaqiong.


15:25 IST: We have got day’s first result. In the all-Japanese Women’s Doubles final, Shiho Tanaka and Koharu Yonemoto defeated compatriots Naoko Fukuman and Kurumi Yonao in three grueling games 16-21 21-19 21-10. The match lasted one hour and 12 minutes.


New Delhi: Badminton fans, get yourself ready for yet another PV Sindhu-Carolina Marin slugfest.

The women’s singles final in the 2017 India Open Super Series will witness two of the grittiest players on the BWF tour, and today’s match-up only re-enforces the fact that the world needs not be worried when there are no Chinese finalists in a big tournament.

Yesterday, Olympic champion Spaniard Marin made short work of world number two Akane Yamaguchi in the first semi-final, winning the match in straight games 21-16, 21-14 in 40 minutes. But the Indian ace survived a grueling three-game match to defeat world number four Sung Ji-hyun of South Korea. The match lasted one hour 12 minutes, with the Rio Olympics silver medallist winning 21-18, 14-21, 21-14.

Here’s everything you need to know about the title clash:

Head to head: Marin leads Sindhu in head to head, with the Spaniard winning five of the eight matches. Sindhu won the first meeting in 2011, then Marin won the next three meetings.

In 2015, Sindhu beat Marin at Denmark Open in three games. It was followed by Marin victories in Hong Kong Open and that heart-breaking Rio Olympics final.

But Sidhu beat Marin in their last meeting in straight games last December at Dubai World Superseries Finals.

Who is Carolina Marin, by the way?

She is Rafael Nadal of women’s badminton. No exaggeration here. Like her more famous compatriot, Marin never gives up. That one simple aspect of her game makes up majority of her technical deficiencies, and there too, she hardly gets a flaw. Meaning, she is just about unbeatable. Kind of ‘Girl Nadal’, a epithet she loves to the core.

Besides, she screams. According to her, that makes her a nagging opponent for everyone.

She is only 23, and already achieved everything a badminton can hope for. In fact, she is a trend-setter in the non-Chinese market, with many a first on her name.

According to BWF, she has played 347 matches, winning 264 to have a ‘balance’ of +181, as against Sindhu’s +116. The 21-year-old Indian has played 302 matches, winning 209.

Date: April 2 (Sunday)

Time: Coverage starts at 14:00 IST. Sindhu-Marin match expected at around 17.30 PM IST

Place: Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi

TV Listing: Star Sports Network

Online Listing: Hotstar

Source: Zee News