Sindhu eyes maiden BWF Super Series Final crown

In sizzling form after clinching the China Open and finishing runners-up at Hong Kong, Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu will look to sign off the year with another crown when she competes in the season-ending World Superseries Finals starting here on Wednesday.

In Rio de Janeiro, Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win an Olympics silver medal in August, but qualifying for the Dubai World Super Series final still was a far cry as she was placed at 16th in the Destination Dubai Rankings with just two events – China Open and Hong Kong Open – remaining.

“It’s an honour to play in Dubai, it’s an event that I have always wanted to qualify for. My form is good and hopefully it will continue in Dubai,” said the two-time bronze medallist at World Championship, who will open her campaign against second seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan.