PV Sindhu vs Minatsu Mitani, Live Badminton Score and Updates, Japan Open Super Series 2017 Round 1

PV Sindhu wins 12-21, 21-15, 21-17

Updated: 20 September 2017 17:31 IST - Published: 20 September 2017 16:55 IST

That wraps up our Japan Open blog for today. Hope you enjoyed it.

Do join us tomorrow for the second round.

Till then, goodbye!

She next faces Nozomi Okuhara again!!!!!

What a blockbuster that would be!!

Final score: PV Sindhu wins 12-21, 21-15, 21-17 to enter the second round

And Sindhu finally does it!

21-17 to wrap up the deciding game

It's 20-17 as Mitani saves a fourth match point

And she saves a third one.

Mitani saves a second match point.

Mitani saves one

Match points galore at 20-13

19-12 now

Sindhu 2 points away from the win

18-10 now

Mitani making a last-minute try. Sindhu needs to be careful.

She leads 16-10

15-8

Sindhu aiming for the finish line

13-6 for Sindhu post interval.

11-4 at halftime.

Sindhu looks to have solved the Mitani puzzle!

9-4

Steadily Sindhu is increasing her distance from the World No. 19

5-3 advantage now

3-1 lead for the Indian

Decider

Sindhu up 2-1

And Sindhu levels the match by taking the second game, 21-15

Game points galore at 20-15

19-14 lead for Pusarla

17-14 now

Getting tense!

Still able to do just enough to keep the 4-point lead intact....she leads 16-12

It's 15-11 for the Indian