Top-seed Saina Nehwal and third-seed Chetan Anand maintained their supremacy, as they proved too good to their opponents, to retain women’s and men’s singles titles respectively in the 72nd senior National badminton championship which concluded here on Sunday.
It was an all PSPB final and the colleagues had easy outings against each other, since both the winners didn’t get any resistance or fightback from their opponents resulting both the finals ending in straight games.
In the women’s singles final, Saina overpowered her partner second-seed Trupti Murgunde 21-11, 21-10, in just 40 minutes while in men’s event, B Chetan Anand also had his easy to outscore his teammate fourth-seed Arvind Bhat 21-14, 22-20 in mere 35 minutes to pocket his third national tile.
However Bhat had got chances to stage a comeback into the match in the second game but he faltered at the crucial juncture and eventually conceded the game and the match 22-20 after he was on game-point at 20-17.
“I made slip-ups in the second game and thought the contest would go into the decider. I was trying to tire out Arvind to grab the advantage but it didn’t go that way,” said Chetan after winning the final.
Tournament’s top-seed Saina expected a good fight against her rival and PSPB colleague Trupti Murgunde, but she got past her opponent with consummate ease. Thus Petroleum Sports Promotional Board (PSPB) has won all seven titles, five individuals and two team championships, that were at the stake in the championship.
In the men’s doubles, top-seed duo of Sanave Thomas (Ker) and Rupesh Kumar (Pet) got the better of third-seeded pair of Akshay Dewalkar (AI) and V Diju (Pet) with an identical margin of 21-17, 21-17, while in the Women’s doubles final Jwala Gutta and Shruti Kurien defeated Aparna Balana and Saina Newhal 21-13, 21-11.
Jwala Gutta later teamed up with V Diju and defeated the pair of Aparna Balan and Akshay Dewalkar 21-8, 21-12 in the mixed doubles final to seal the issue in PSPB’s favour.
The chief guest, Governor of Goa, Sh. S C Jamir gave away the prizes to the winners and runners-up.
RESULTS FINAL
Men’s singles: B. Chetan Anand (PSPB) bt Aravind Bhat (PSPB) 21-14, 22-20 Doubles Final: Sanave Thomas (Ker) and Rupesh Kumar (PSPB) bt Akshay Dewalkar (AI) and V. Diju (PSPB) 21-17, 21-17 Women Singles Final: Saina Nehwal (PSPB) bt Trupti Murgunde (PSPB) 21-11, 21-10. Women Doubles Final: Jwala Gutta and Shruti Kurien bt Aparna Balana and Saina Newhal 21-13, 21-11 Women Mixed Doubles Final: Jwala Gutta and V Diju bt Aparna balan and Akshay Dewalkar 21-8, 21-12
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