P. V. Sindhu v Carolina Marin: Head-to-Head analysis

Carolina Marin has won four of the seven encounters between the duo, with Sindhu winning the other three. Marin defeated Sindhu 21-17, 21-9 in their last encounter at the Hong Kong Superseries in November 2015.

P. V. Sindhu outclassed her opponent, Okuhara Nozomi, to register 21-19, 21-10 victory over the Japanese.

India’s P. V. Sindhu has set up a mouth-watering clash against World No. 1 Carolina Marin in the badminton women's singles. Sindhu will take on the World champion on Friday, hoping to become India’s first gold medallist in the sport.

The Spaniard has won four of the seven encounters between the duo, with Sindhu winning the other three. Marin defeated Sindhu 21-17, 21-9 in their last encounter at the Hong Kong Superseries in November 2015.

On Thursday, World No. 10 Sindhu registered a 21-19, 21-10 triumph in the semifinals over World No. 6 Nozomi Okuhara.

Marin also entered her maiden Olympic final, beating the defending Olympic champion Li Xuerui of China 21-14, 21-16.

Head-to-Head between the finalists

Date	Tournament	Winner	Scoreline
08-Nov-15	Hong Kong Open Superseries	Carolina Marin	21-17, 21-9
17-Oct-15	Denmark Open Superseries	P. V. Sindhu	21-15, 18-21, 21-17
24-Jan-15	Syed Modi International Grand Prix	Carolina Marin	21-13, 21-13
30-Aug-14	World Championships	Carolina Marin	21-17, 21-15
27-Jun-14	Australian Open	Carolina Marin	21-17, 21-17
11-Jun-11	Maldives Challenge	P. V. Sindhu	21-7, 15-21, 21-13
24-Apr-10	World Junior Championships	P. V. Sindhu	21-17, 21-19