: Indian badminton: Kiran, Aakarshi clinch singles titles at All India Ranking tournament #IndiaNEWS Kerala’s Kiran George and women’s top seed Aakarshi Kashyap of Chattisgarh registered straight

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Indian badminton: Kiran, Aakarshi clinch singles titles at All India Ranking tournament #IndiaNEWS
Kerala’s Kiran George and women’s top seed Aakarshi Kashyap of Chattisgarh registered straight games wins over their respective opponents to clinch the men’s and women’s singles titles at the All India senior ranking badminton tournament in Chennai on Wednesday.The men’s singles final was a match-up against the aggressive 21-year-old and Subhankar Dey, who is known for his tenacity on and off the court. But if one was expecting a close encounter then Kiran doused those hopes pretty early when he opened up a 7-1 lead in the opening game and controlled the game with net exchanges and down-the-line smashes.World No. 57 Dey, who had to come through the qualifying rounds due to his lower domestic ranking, did manage to close the gap but powerful smashes by Kiran were too good for Dey. Kiran defeated the experienced Subhankar Dey 21-17, 21-12 in 39 minutes The women’s singles final was also a one-sided affair as Kashyap dominated qualifier Tanya, who had upset fifth seed Ashmita Chaliha in the semi-final, from the start. The champion had engaged her opponent in long rallies during the initial exchanges to open up an 11-4 lead. Though Tanya looked more comfortable in the second half of that game, she was never...Read more

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