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BWF World Tour 2018: PV Sindhu becomes the first Indian to win Gold
BWF World Tour 2018: PV Sindhu becomes the first Indian to win Gold: Details, Achievements, Medal Tally, Highlights
Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour 2018, officially known as HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2018, concludes in Tianhe, Guangzhou, China.
It was the final tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour. It was inaugurated from 12th December 2018. The total Prize of the Championship is $1,500,000.
Women’s Singles:
Women’s Singles:
Rio Olympics Silver medallist PV Sindhu became the first Indian to win gold in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour. She defeated Japanese Nozomi Okuhara, to claim the top honors of the season-ending event and her first title of the year.
With the win, PV Sindhu also equaled her head-to-head record with Okuhara to 6-6.
Men’s Singles:
World No. 2 Chinese Shi Yuqi defeated Japan’s Kento Momota. This is Yuqi’s third title of the season to add to his triumphs at the All England Open and the India Open.
Winners Tally
In Men’s Singles event, Shi Yuqi (China) the was winner and Kento Momota (Japan) was runner-up.
In Women’s Singles event, P. V. Sindhu (India) was the winner and Nozomi Okuhara (Japan) was runner-up.
In Men’s Doubles event, Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen (China) were winners and Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe (Japan) were runner-ups
In Women's Doubles event, Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi (Japan)were winners and Lee So-hee and Shin Seung-chan (South Korea) were runner-ups.
Mixed Doubles Wang Yilü and Huang Dongping(China) Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong(China)
Badminton World Federation
President: Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
Headquarters: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
