The Indian challenge in the BWF World Tour Finals 2018 enjoyed a good day at the office as both players — P.V. Sindhu and Sameer Verma — won their respective Singles events.

While Sindhu beat World No.1 Tai Tzu Ying in her women’s singles Group A match, Sameer Verma defeated Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia in straight games.

Sindhu not only registered her second consecutive victory in the Tournament but also recorded her first win against Tai Tzu Ying in seven meetings since the Rio Olympics.

Sindhu bounced back from a game down to outclass her Chinese Taipei opponent 14-21, 21-16, 21-18 in a match that lasted 62 minutes. Sameer, on the other hand, notched up a 21-16, 21-7 victory against his Indonesian opponent.