Saina Nehwal logically defeated Wong Mew Choo after an hour-long battle and clinched the title in her home India Open in Chennai on Sunday. Diju and Gutta were the only other Indians to finish with gold as all others were defeated on a finals day that saw each of the four nations participating go home with at least one title.
Final results :
MS: Alamsyah Yunus (INA) bt. RMV Gurusaidatt (IND, 7) : 21-13, 21-18
WS: Saina Nehwal (IND, 1) vs. Wong Mew Choo (MAS) : 20-22, 21-14, 21-12
MD: Mohd Fairuzizuan Tazari / Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif (MAS,1) bt. Sanave Thomas / Rupesh Kumar (IND, 2) : 21-12, 22-20
WD: Yao Lei / Sari Shinta Mulia (SIN, 1) bt. Jwala Gutta / Ashwini Ponnappa (IND, 2) : 21-11, 9-21, 21-15
XD: Diju Valiyaveetil / Jwala Gutta (IND, 1) bt. Chayut Triyachart / Yao Lei (SIN) : 23-21, 20-22, 21-7
A full report will be coming soon on Badzine as well as VK Verma’s re-election as BAI President.
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