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Follow live updates of the Senior Badminton National Championship Final match between PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal, underway in Nagpur.
India’s star shuttler Saina Nehwal stunned PV Sindhu in straight games 21-17, 27-25 to win the Senior Badminton National Championship in Nagpur on Wednesday.
The second game turned out to be a neck-to-neck affair as Sindhu displayed brilliant grit to mark a return.
What a retrieval from PV Sindhu! The 22-year-old looks a lot more aggressive in the second game as she leads 11-8 against Saina Nehwal.
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The opening game goes Saina Nehwal’s way! Wins the first game 21-17 against PV Sindhu. A great start to the blockbuster! #SNBC2017
— PBL India (@PBLIndiaLive) November 8, 2017
PV Sindhu made a comeback later in the first-half as she brought the score closer. However, the final scoreline read 21-17 in favour of Saina Nehwal.
World No. 11, Nehwal appeared in great shape as she took an 11-9 lead against Sindhu in the first game of the Senior Badminton National Championship final.
Manu Atri and Sumeeth Reddy registered a thrilling 15-21, 22-20, 25-23 win against Chirag Shetty and Satwik Sairaj to win their third men’s doubles title at Senior Badminton National Championship.
Manu Atri and Sumeeth Reddy are the men’s doubles national champions for the third time!
The duo saved 3 match points in the second game against Chirag Shetty/ Satwik Sairaj and eventually win a thrilling match 15-21, 22-20, 25-23! #SNBC2017 pic.twitter.com/FtsmiMkctR
— PBL India (@PBLIndiaLive) November 8, 2017
Ashwini Ponnappa enjoyed her day to the fullest as she won two crowns Senior Badminton National Championship on Wednesday. The 28-year-old Bengaluru-based shuttler became the mixed doubles and women’s doubles national champion in Nagpur.
The women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy defeated Prajakta Sawant and Sanyogita Ghorpade in straight games 21-14, 21-14 to win the Senior Badminton National Championship Final.
A convincing victory for top seeds, Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy!
They defeat Prajakta Sawant and Sanyogita Ghorpade 21-14, 21-14 to win #SNBC2017 women’s doubles final. Congratulations to the new national champions! ✌️pic.twitter.com/ZCOP6YCS6L
— PBL India (@PBLIndiaLive) November 8, 2017
In the men’s singles, HS Prannoy beat Kidambi Srikanth 21-15, 16-21, 21-7 in 49 minutes to claim the Senior Badminton National Championship title.
HS Prannoy ends Srikanth Kidambi’s 13-match winning streak and wins 21-15, 16-21, 21-7!
We have a new national champion! #SNBC2017 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/0dsKIZ9AFX
— PBL India (@PBLIndiaLive) November 8, 2017
The pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwik Sairaj edged past the first seeds Pranaav Chopra and Sikki Reddy 21-9, 20-22, 21-17 to win the mixed doubles crown at Senior Badminton National Championship.
Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwik Sairaj have smashed their way to glory! Defeat the first seeds, Pranaav Chopra and Sikki Reddy 21-9, 20-22, 21-17 to become #SNBC2017 mixed doubles champions! pic.twitter.com/xgZpnYApZH
— PBL India (@PBLIndiaLive) November 8, 2017
India’s star shuttlers PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal will take on each other in a blockbuster women’s singles final at the Senior Badminton National Championship, underway in Nagpur on Wednesday.
Both Saina and Sindhu have won two editions each in the past. Saina clinched back-to-back titles in 2006 and 2007, while Sindhu claimed the crown in 2011 and 2013.
In the men’s singles, Kidambi Srikanth will play HS Prannoy in the final summit. Prior to this, both the Indian shuttlers faced each other in the French Open semifinal that Srikanth won last week.
In the women’s doubles, the pair of N Sikki Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa will lock horns against Sanyogita Ghorpade and Prajakta Sawant in the final game.
Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy will play Satwik Sai Raj and Ashwini Ponnappa in the mixed doubles final match.
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