In the men's singles event, Sai Praneeth also made it to the quarterfinals
Saina Nehwal moved 1 place down to 9th spot
Since Rio final, it was 2nd contest between the two shuttlers, 21-year-old Hyderabadi has won both
Sindhu is set to clash with second-seeded Korean Sung Ji Hyun in semifinals
The Olympic silver medallist will be associated with the brand for three years
Sindhu failed to break the Korean's impregnable defence and went down fighting
Once labelled as mild and fragile, P V Sindhu has undergone an astounding transformation that is helping her slay the world's best, writes Nikita Puri
Indian shuttler lost to World No 3 Tai Tzu Ying 15-21 17-21 in the title clash, which lasted for 41 minutes
This is Sindhu's first title post Olympics held in August this year
It was highest ever viewership of Olympics in India, claimed Star India
Recalling her preparation for the Games, Sindhu said she had worked on each and every stroke of hers with coach Pullela Gopichand
Being the brand ambassador of force, Sindhu have to hold motivational sessions with troops when she is not playing or practising
Her comments came after Telangana Deputy Chief Minister said that the shuttler may be provided a better coach
Deputy CM of Telengana Mahmood Ali announced that his government is planning to give Sindhu better coaching
Hundreds sports enthusiasts & people waved the badminton star & her coach as they travelled standing on an open top bus
For once, VVIPs jostled like ordinary sports fans to receive Olympic silver medalist P V Sindhu and her coach Pullela Gopichand
Four years ago, Tendulkar had present a BMW to ace shuttler Saina Nehwal, who had returned with a bronze medal at the London Olympics
The Telangana government had announced Rs 5 crore cash reward for the 21-year-old and Rs 1 crore for her coach Gopichand
The AP Cabinet, which met on Saturday, also decided to offer a Group-A job to Sindhu, in addition to the cash reward of Rs 3 cr
Pizza Hut had also announced a similar offer after Sakshi Malik's win