Dubai World Super Series Finals: Among Upsets, Sindhu Clears 1st Hurdle

admin December 14, 2016

Day 1 of BWF World Super Series Finals major upsets as some top seeds and Olympic Champion Carolin Marin failed to win their respective first matches, leaving them in a situation of must-win next two games to qualify for the semifinals. Only top two from each group of each event qualify for the semifinals. While two events saw two top seeds losing and one match saw Walk-over, PV Sindhu played the longest match of the day to upset 2nd seed Akane from Japan and cleared her first hurdle of challenge to get India the first Super Series title. Only two events have defending champions attempting consecutive title, and only one of them won their first match. Check Day 1 statistics and results of all events.

Day 1 Statistics

Defending Champions

Women’s Singles
Group A

Group B
Placed in Group B together, PV Sindhu won her first match while Carolina Marin lost.

Men’s Singles
Group A

Group B

Men’s Doubles
Top seeds shocked in Group A, Mathias/Carsten give walkover in Group B
Group A

Group B

Women’s Doubles
Group A

Group B

Mixed Doubles
Top seed face upset in Group A and 2nd seed in Group B
Group A

Group B