India's B Sai Praneeth and Arundhati Pantawane bagged the men's and women's singles titles in the Bahrain International challenge badminton tournament with hard fought victories in the summit clash.
In the men's final, third seed Sai Praneeth rallied from a game down to get the better of top seed Niluka Karnaratne of Sri Lanka 14-21, 21-14, 21-17 while Nagpur girl Arundhati Pantawane fought back from a game down and a slump in the decider to get the better of Tanvi Lad 20-22, 21-12, 21-19 to lift the women's singles title.
Pantawane, a trainee of the Gopichand Academy, was staring defeat when she trailed 13-17 in the decider before the world number 51 fought back with a better tactical approach to win her maiden international title.
In the men's doubles, top seed Rupesh Kumar and Sanave Thomas of Indiagot the better of K Nandagopal and Jishnu Sanyal 21-18, 19-21, 21-18 to lift the title.
In the men's final, third seed Sai Praneeth rallied from a game down to get the better of top seed Niluka Karnaratne of Sri Lanka 14-21, 21-14, 21-17 while Nagpur girl Arundhati Pantawane fought back from a game down and a slump in the decider to get the better of Tanvi Lad 20-22, 21-12, 21-19 to lift the women's singles title.
Pantawane, a trainee of the Gopichand Academy, was staring defeat when she trailed 13-17 in the decider before the world number 51 fought back with a better tactical approach to win her maiden international title.
In the men's doubles, top seed Rupesh Kumar and Sanave Thomas of Indiagot the better of K Nandagopal and Jishnu Sanyal 21-18, 19-21, 21-18 to lift the title.
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