Jhaver Smashers scripted a 4-1 victory over Chennai Singams in the Tamil Nadu Badminton League on Wednesday.
After the first two matches were split, the men’s singles match between Leverdez and Shubhankar Dey was the best both in terms of quality and intensity. Leverdez eventually won 11-15, 15-10, 15-6.
Dey led 10-5 in the second game having already pocketed the first. From here, Leverdez fought back to win the next 10 points in a row with wonderful smashes and drops, and great court coverage. Having equalised, he took a 10-4 lead and soon closed out the match.
The results: Jhaver Smashers bt Chennai Singams 4-1 (Nicolas Nohr & Prajaktha Sawant bt Freek Golinski & Tara Pilven 15-7, 15-5; Kate Foo Kune lost to Saili Rane 15-7, 15-6; Brice Leverdez bt Shubhankar Dey 11-15, 15-10, 15-6; Prajaktha Sawant & Sayali Gokhale bt Aarti Sara Sunil & Saili Rane 15-9, 16-14; Kevin & Nicolas Nohr bt Freek Golinski & Nikolaj Overgaard 15-13, 15-5).
