Gopichand 1st coach with students in men's, women's final
Pullela Gopichand reportedly became the first badminton coach whose students reached the finals in both men's and women's single category, after Sameer Verma and PV Sindhu finished as runner-ups in the Hong Kong Open. Verma had joined Gopichand's Hyderabad-based badminton academy five years ago, while Sindhu has been under Gopichand's tutelage for the past eight years.