India’s Priyanshu Rajawat overcame top seed Jason Anthony Ho-Shue of Canada 16-21, 21-7, 21-12 in the men’s singles final of the Bahrain International Series badminton here on Sunday.
The youngster joins Sameer Verma, Sourabh Verma, B. Sai Praneeth, Shubhankar Dey and Guru Sai Dutt in the list of Indians who have won the Bahrain International Series.
The top-seeded Indian mixed double pair of Juhi Dewangan and Venkat Gaurav Prasad also finished at the top, downing Thailand’s Pannawat Theerapanitnun and Kanyanat Sudchoeichom 21-18, 21-16 in 34 minutes.
In women’s singles, India’s Ira Sharma lost 21-14, 24-22 to Sri Fatmawati of Indonesia in the final. Thailand’s Prad Tangsripapeephan and Apichasit Teerawiwat won 21-19, 16-21, 22-24 over the Indian men’s doubles pair of Rohan Kapoor and Saurabh Sharma.
