PV Sindhu settles for silver at World Badminton Championships

PV Sindhu lost 19-21, 22-20, 20-22 against Nozomi Okuhara in the World Badminton Championships final. (AP)

Updated on: Aug 27, 2017 10:44 PM IST

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PV Sindhu lost 19-21, 22-20, 20-22 against Nozomi Okuhara in the World Badminton Championships final. (AP)

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Nozomi Okuhara became the first Japanese player to win a world badminton singles title . (AFP)

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The encounter lasted for around 110 minutes making it the longest match of the tournament (AP)

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Japan's Nozomi Okuhara celebrates after her victory. (AFP)

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The tournament was historic for India since for the first time, the country’s shuttler are returning with two medals. (REUTERS)

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Japan's Nozomi Okuhara returns during the first game against PV Sindhu. (AFP)

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This was the first silver medal for PV Sindhu in World Badminton Championships. (AFP)

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Japan's Nozomi Okuhara showed tremendous determination to win the first game 21-19. (AFP)

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PV Sindhu made a tremendous comeback to clinch the second game 20-22. (AFP)

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Japan's Nozomi Okuhara had the last laugh as she claimed the decider 22-20. (AFP)

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India's Sindhu Pusarla arrives to play Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in their women's singles final match during the World Badminton Championships. (AFP)

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Japan's Nozomi Okuhara arrives ahead of her final against PV Sindhu. (AFP)