Parupally Kashyap, the quarterfinalist of London Olympic,
beat Ajay Jayaram (21-18, 21-17) in the final of the 77th Senior National
Badminton Championship and wins the singles title at Srinagar, Jammu &
Kashmir on Tuesday (3-10-2012). The match lasted for 45 minutes, “I am happy,
actually relieved. I have been waiting for this title for very long. It was a
tough match. Ajay and I have been competing against each other since our junior
days. He is always a tough competitor to play against,” said Kashyap.
In women’s singles quite unexpectedly Sayali Gokhale, defeated
P V Sindhu by 21-15, 15-21, 21-15. The new teenage tennis star of India was getting
troubled by her injured knee. The match lasted for 75 minutes. Sayali turned
the match around after trailing 2-9 in the opening game. With Sindhu falling
prey to a streak of unforced errors, Sayali won 12 points on the trot and
eventually moved to 18-10 to virtually seal the game.
In mixed doubles, team of Aparna Balan and Arun Vishnu
defeated Ashwini Ponnappa and Tarun K. by 21-13 and 18-21.
In men's doubles Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy B. defeated
Akshay Dewalkar and Pranaav Jerry Chopra by 10-21, 21-14 and 21-12.
In Women's doubles team of Aparna Balan and Siki Reddy N. defeated Varsha
Belawadi and G.M. Nischitha by 21-11 and 21-13.
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