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India's Pusarla V. Sindhu returns a shot against Japan's Nozomi Okuhara during the women's singles final match at the Korea Open Badminton Superseries in Seoul on September 17, 2017. Image Credit: AFP

Seoul: Indian star shuttler P.V. Sindhu defeated reigning world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in the women’s singles final of the Korea Open Superseries here on Sunday.

Rio Olympics silver medallist Sindhu won 22-20, 11-21, 21-18 in an hour and 22 minutes at the SK Handball Stadium.

Okuhara had conquered Sindhu in the World Championships final in August in Glasgow.