A below par PV Sindhu showed the gap between her and rest of the Indian women shuttlers when she overcame a sluggish start to beat Arundhati Pantawane 8-21, 21-18, 21-13 and reach the final of the 77th Senior National Badminton championship here on Tuesday.
The defending champion has been troubled by her right knee throughout the tournament and never looked comfortable on the court throughout the 49-minute encounter against her Gopichand Academy mate but did just enough to reach the final.
Pantawane had started brilliantly, attacking Sindhu at the outset and bulldozed through the first game.
But Sindhu, who upset the reigning Olympic champion Li Xuerui in the China Open a few weeks ago, slowed the pace of the game and controlled the rallies better thereafter to turn the tide.
Sindhu was never in control throughout the match and every time she was being made to stretch for the shuttle, she preferred to let it go. However, Pantawane failed to execute the right game plan and the pre-tournament favourite comfortably negotiated the challenge with superior net dribbles and half smashes.
She will now face former national champion Sayali Gokhale, who got the better of youngster Tanvi Lad 21-17, 9-21, 21-11.
The men's singles final will see Olympic bronze medallist P Kashyap take on Ajay Jayaram in an all-Petroleum final.
Doubles: Akshay Dewalkar (AI)/Pranav Chopra (PSPB) bt Alwin Francis (Ker)/V. Diju (PSPB) 21-18, 21-15; Manu Attri/Sumeeth Reddy (AAI) bt Guru Prasad and Vineeth Manuel (Kar) 21-10,
21-12.
Women: Singles: P. V. Sindhu (PSPB) bt Arundhati Pantawane (PSPB) 8-21, 21-18, 21-13; Sayali Gokhale (AI) bt Tanvi Lad (AI) 21-17, 9-21, 21-11.
Doubles: 1-Aparna Balan (PSPB)/N Sikki Reddy (AAI) bt K Maneesha (AP)/Pradnya Gadre (AAI) 16-21, 21-19, 21-15; Varsha Belawadi/G. M. Nischitha (Kar) bt Sanyogita Ghorpade and Saili Rane (AI) 21-16, 15-21, 21-17.
Mixed: Aparna Balan/Arun Vishnu (PSPB) bt K. Maneesha (AP)/Pranaav Chopra (PSPB) 17-21, 21-12, 21-14; Ashwini Ponappa and K Tarun (PSPB) bt Prajakta Sawant (PSPB)/Manu Attri (AAI) 21-19, 19-21, 21-15
The defending champion has been troubled by her right knee throughout the tournament and never looked comfortable on the court throughout the 49-minute encounter against her Gopichand Academy mate but did just enough to reach the final.
Pantawane had started brilliantly, attacking Sindhu at the outset and bulldozed through the first game.
But Sindhu, who upset the reigning Olympic champion Li Xuerui in the China Open a few weeks ago, slowed the pace of the game and controlled the rallies better thereafter to turn the tide.
Sindhu was never in control throughout the match and every time she was being made to stretch for the shuttle, she preferred to let it go. However, Pantawane failed to execute the right game plan and the pre-tournament favourite comfortably negotiated the challenge with superior net dribbles and half smashes.
She will now face former national champion Sayali Gokhale, who got the better of youngster Tanvi Lad 21-17, 9-21, 21-11.
The men's singles final will see Olympic bronze medallist P Kashyap take on Ajay Jayaram in an all-Petroleum final.
Results (semifinal):
Men: Singles: Ajay Jayaram (PSPB) bt K. Nandagopal (AAI) 21-14, 21-15; P. Kashyap (PSPB) bt K. Srikanth (AP) 21-5, 21-8Doubles: Akshay Dewalkar (AI)/Pranav Chopra (PSPB) bt Alwin Francis (Ker)/V. Diju (PSPB) 21-18, 21-15; Manu Attri/Sumeeth Reddy (AAI) bt Guru Prasad and Vineeth Manuel (Kar) 21-10,
21-12.
Women: Singles: P. V. Sindhu (PSPB) bt Arundhati Pantawane (PSPB) 8-21, 21-18, 21-13; Sayali Gokhale (AI) bt Tanvi Lad (AI) 21-17, 9-21, 21-11.
Doubles: 1-Aparna Balan (PSPB)/N Sikki Reddy (AAI) bt K Maneesha (AP)/Pradnya Gadre (AAI) 16-21, 21-19, 21-15; Varsha Belawadi/G. M. Nischitha (Kar) bt Sanyogita Ghorpade and Saili Rane (AI) 21-16, 15-21, 21-17.
Mixed: Aparna Balan/Arun Vishnu (PSPB) bt K. Maneesha (AP)/Pranaav Chopra (PSPB) 17-21, 21-12, 21-14; Ashwini Ponappa and K Tarun (PSPB) bt Prajakta Sawant (PSPB)/Manu Attri (AAI) 21-19, 19-21, 21-15
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