PV Sindhu reaches Hong Kong Open Final, Sameer Verma in Men’s Final

Mangalore Today News Network

Hong Kong, Nov 26, 2016: Newly-crowned China Open champion PV Sindhu booked her place in the women’s singles final of the BWF Hong Kong Open Super Series on Saturday, with a 21-14, 21-16 win over Hong Kong’s Cheung Ngan Yi in the semifinals.

 

Sindhu, who jumped to no. 8 in the recent women’s singles rankings, dominated the proceedings against Ngan Yi, and ran out a comfortable winner in straight games.

She will face Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tazu-Ying in Sunday’s final.

Earlier, Indian shuttler Sameer Verma pulled off a major upset when he stunned world no 3 Jan O Jorgensen of Denmark, 21-19, 24-22 in the semifinals, to book his place in the title clash of the same tournament.

In a closely-fought match, Verma won the first game 21-19, before edging out Jorgensen 24-22 in a dramatic second game to seal a final berth.

This will be Sameer Verma’s first ever appearance in a Super Series final. The Indian youngster will now face off against local player Angus Ng Ka-Long in the final.

Courtesy: NDTV