PV Sindhu beat China’s Sun Yu 21-11 17-21 21-11 to become only the third Indian after Kidambi Shrikant and Saina Nehwal to land the China Open title.

It was one-way traffic in the first game as Sindhu dominated, racing to a healthy lead early in the game. Sun Yu fought back but it was too late to mount a comeback as Sindhu walked away with the first game 21-11.

Sun Yu found her rhythm in the second game. Sindhu took the lead but her opponent got six straight points through a combination of strong baseline hits and body smashes. Sun Yu dropped only a solitary point during this phase and clinched the second game 21-17.

Fatigue was taking a toll on both players and there were plenty of misplaced shots, but Sindhu managed to hold on to the lead. After a timeout in the final game, Sindhu picked up eight points while dropping just one to comprehensively win the third set too.