Badminton: Gurusaidutt triumphs

R.M.V. Gurusaidutt and Neha Pandit, who won the singles titles.

R.M.V. Gurusaidutt beat B. Sai Praneeth 18-21, 21-17, 21-16 in the final to win the men’s title at the Coal India National senior-ranking badminton tournament here on Saturday.

Neha Pandit emerged the women’s champion after defeating Reshma Karthik 21-17, 21-19.

The results:

Men: Singles: Final: R.M.V. Gurusaidutt (Pet) bt B. Sai Praneeth (Pet) 18-21, 21-17, 21-16. Semifinals: Gurusaidutt bt Anand Pawar (AI) 21-9, 16-21, 21-12; Sai Praneeth bt Ketan Chahal (Har) 17-21, 21-11, 21-10.

Doubles: Final: Rupesh Kumar (Pet) & Sanave Thomas (Ker) bt Arun George (Ker) & Nanda Gopal (AAI) 21-19, 13-21, 21-12.

Women: Singles: Final: Neha Pandit (Mah) bt Reshma Karthik (AI) 21-17, 21-19.

Semifinals: Neha bt Shriyanshi Pardeshi (AI) 21-16, 21-13; Reshma bt Shikha Gautam (Kar) 21-18, 21-19.

Doubles: Final: J. Meghana & K. Maneesha (Tel) bt Dhanya Nair (Rly) & Mohita Sahdev (AAI) 21-9, 21-11.

Mixed doubles: Final: Sanyam Shukla (AI) & K. Maneesha (Tel) bt Shlok Ramachandran (AI) & J. Meghana (Tel) 19-21, 21-16, 21-17.