BWF World Tour Finals 2021: PV Sindhu settles for silver after losing to An Seyoung

An Seyoung has scripted history at latest edition of BWF World Tour Finals by beating India's double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu in summit clash on Sunday. Seyoung registered historic feat by winning her third consecutive title in three weeks. Seyoung beat reigning champion in two straight sets to become latest BWF World Tour Finals title holder in women's singles category.

In terms of play, Seyoung looked extremely menacing in final on Sunday, right from start of first game, when she gained an early lead to put Sindhu under pressure. 19-year-old won first set 21-16 in a dominating fashion in match, which was held at Bali International Convention Center in Indonesia.

Sindhu made a comeback in second set, taking a 2-0 lead in first few minutes of game. Sindhu, on or hand, couldn't hold on to her lead for long, as Seyoung scored four points in a row to get ahead of Indian shuttler in points tally. back-and-forth between Sindhu and Seyoung continued until Korean won second set 21-12 to win her third consecutive final at same location.

Sindhu had reached final on Saturday after beating Japan's Akane Yamaguchi while Seyoung had entered summit clash after beating Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand on same day. Sindhu had come into game with an overall head-to-head record of 0-2 in favour of Seyoung. last time Sindhu lost against Korean teenr was in October this year in quarterfinals of Denmark Open, where latter emerged victorious by beating World . 7 in two back-to-back sets 21-11, 21-12. 

As far as PV Sindhu is concerned, 26-year-old Olympic medalist had come into tournament as one of favourites to win courtesy of her impressive performances in BWF World Tour series this year and her heroics at 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she won a bronze medal to become first-ever Indian athlete to win two back-to-back Olympic medals in an individual sport. Indian shuttler had featured in four semifinals, two quarterfinals, and one final across competitions this year before coming to play BWF World Tour Finals in Indonesia. 

Im: PTI