HYDERABAD: It turned out to be a Super Sunday for Indian badminton as the country bagged two international titles across two continents.
Forgotten warrior Ajay Jayaram reminded once again of his fighting prowess when he retained the Dutch Open Grand Prix, a little while before the fast-rising doubles combo of Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy lost to Malaysian pair Kien Keat Koo and Boon Heong Tan 15-21, 10-21 at the same event.
Earlier, in the afternoon the budding doubles duo of Krishna Prasad Garaga and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy clinched boys doubles gold in the Badminton Asia Championships in Kudus, Indonesia Jayaram outclassed Raul Must of Indonesia in straight games 21-12, 21-18. “It’s been an amazing week. I am delighted to have successfully defended the title,” said Jayaram, who will now move to Denmark for the Super Series Premier.
Under-17 boys Krishna and Satwik, who train at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy , trounced Jun Hau Leong and Fong Hau Sim of Malaysia 21-16, 21-15 in straight games. Such was the domina tion of these Hyderabadi shuttlers that they did not even lose a single game in the entire tournament. Not only that, they were not even forced to save a game point. In 2014, Krishna Satwik claimed bronze at this Continental meet.
