Sindhu is now the joint highest medal victor in women's singles in the World Championships history with former Olympic champion Zhang Ning of China who has won an identical 1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze between 2001 and 2007.
The Indian won 21-7 21-7 in the summit clash that lasted just 38 minutes.
Sports marketing firm Baseline Ventures, which manages Sindhu, said the athlete now endorses 14 brands and her off-court earnings trail only cricket captain Virat Kohli among the country's sporting elite.
In the same year, Sindhu also won Macau Open Grand Prix besides being awarded the Arjuna Award, one of the highest honours for any sportsperson in the country.
The Indian targeted the deep corners and unleashed her big smashes to gather points at will.
The second game also started on a similar note with Sindhu taking a massive lead and then winning the second game by 21-7.
This was the 16th match between Sindhu and Okuhara. Okuhara was clearly not at her best as her vaunted ability to reach and return even the most effective shots was clealry missing.
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A while later, the batsman made his way back to the crease, but a section of England crowd was seen booing the player. Though he got here out to bat after retiring harm, the subsequent morning he was detected with concussion.
Sindhu lost two consecutive finals of the championship in 2017 and 2018, but clinched the gold on Sunday with a mix of brute power, patience and strategy.
And PV Sindhu has done it again. She was leading 15-2 in the first match for a moment, eventually winning it 21-7.
After her epic triumph, Sindhu dedicated the victory to her mother. Twitter was quickly filled with posts celebrating her win.
In the four matches so far, Sindhu was tentative to get off the blocks only against Tai Tzu Ying in the quarter-finals and that nearly cost her a medal.
Sindhu, then, came out all guns blazing in the semi-final against Chen Yufei and given the similarities in style of play and approach, the Indian should adopt a similar game plan against Okuhara on Sunday.
Sixth-ranked Ratchanok also had to be content with a bronze medal following her defeat against Okuhara in the last four of the women's singles event on Saturday.
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