The final took place at the Hong Kong Coliseum, a short distance from the Polytechnic University where a police officer was wounded by a protester's arrow in the latest fierce clashes
PV Sindhu, who claimed the BWF World Championships gold in August, has made early exits from a series of recent tournaments in China, Korea and Denmark
PV Sindhu took 36 minutes to see off World No. 19 Kim Ga Eun of Korea 21-15, 21-16 in the women's singles opening round at the Hong Kong Open badminton tournament on Wednesday.
Kidambi Srikanth was to play against Kento Momota in the first round of the Hong Kong Open on Wednesday but the Japanese world number one pulled out of the tournament on Tuesday
Sourabh Verma first defeated Thailand's Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 21-15, 21-19 before getting the better of Lucas Claerbout of France 21-19, 21-19 in the final qualifying round at the Hong Kong Open badminton tournament on Tuesday.