PV Sindhu vs Cheung Ngan Yi, Live Badminton score and updates, Korea Open Super Series 2017 First Round

Sindhu wins 21-13, 21-8

Updated: 13 September 2017 10:47 IST - Published: 13 September 2017 09:48 IST

And with that, we wrap up this blog.

Hope you enjoyed it. Do join us tomorrow for the live coverage of PV Sindhu's second round match.

Till then, goodbye!

Sindhu will play her next match against the 16th ranked Nitchaon Jindapol on Thursday.

And that is SOME STATEMENT for the others vying for the title!

That's a great way to start off the new tournament following her historic World Championships campaign.

PV SINDHU WINS!!!!

Final score: 21-13, 21-8

Utter domination after that tight first half of the first game!

And she gets it, 21-8

12 MATCH POINTS FOR SINDHU!!!!!!

20-8

She has quickly made it to 19-7

TEN-POINT LEAD now for Sindhu

17-7

15-6 now

The lead is now 13-6 for the Indian

She is poised to reach the finish line without much hassle!

And Sindhu has an 11-6 advantage at half-time.

10-6 now for the Indian....looks very much in control

8-4 for the Indian

Cheung has been unable to halt the Sindhu juggernaut after that tight first half of the first game

Cheung is trying to chip away at her lead with a few points here and there but Sindhu is careful to keep her lead intact.

Up now at 7-3

No panic, no stutter from the India No.1 there.

The Indian has extended lead to 5-2 now

Sindhu is continuing in the same vein

SECOND GAME

3-1 for Sindhu

And like the champion she is, Sindhu finishes the game without a wobble!

First game 21-13 for the Indian

And 19-12

2 points away from the game

18-12 presently

The gap is widening further and further now. Sindhu now has a SIX-POINT advantage at 17-11

15-11 it is for the World Championships silver medallist

And 14-10

Four points on the trot! Some determination there!

Sindhu has come back refreshed and rejuvenated, ready to take matters in her own hands.

She is up 13-10 now

Sindhu takes a mini 11-10 lead at the mid-game interval.

Not much to separate the two right now

It continues to be a nail-biting affair..10-10

It is a very tight match now....9-9

Wow! Cheung storms back to 8-8

Match on!

2-point gap now with Sindhu leading 8-6

But the Hong Kong ace is now closing the gap....she trails 5-6 now

6-3 lead for the Indian now

3 more points for the Indian and she is up 5-2

Sindhu goes up to 3-2 but Cheung pegs her back by taking 2 points.

The Indian leads 3-2.

The match is moving at a thunderous pace!

Blazing start for PV Sindhu and she is up 2-0

And we are under way!

The players are now on court

The match was supposed to start at 9.55am IST but it looks to have been delayed. Stay tuned to our liveblog to know more.

Read about Sindhu's Korea Open Superseries title chances.

Good morning and welcome to the Sportskeeda liveblog of the Korea Open 2017. PV Sindhu is the only Indian women's singles shuttler playing at this tournament.

It will be a great challenge for Sindhu to shake off the World Championships final setback and dive deep into the tournament right away. The focus for Sindhu will now be to finish her already memorable season on a high.

The World No. 4 is seeded fifth and faces the World No. 17 Cheung Ngan Yi in the first round. The Hong Kong ace did take her to the third game in their last meeting at the World Championships, so Sindhu needs to be on the alert right from the start.