P Kashyap ended India’s wait for a Grand Prix gold title in
the men’s singles category when he got the better of Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk
of Thailand to lift the Syed Modi title in Lucknow on Sunday.
The world number 30, who was trailing his Thai opponent 3-1
in head-to-head record before the summit clash, kept his nerves to win the
final 21-19, 14-21, 21-17 in one hour and 11 minutes to become the first player
to lift an international title of such a stature.
Only Saina Nehwal and the mixed doubles combination of Jwala
Gutta and V Diju have won a GP gold title since the new tournament structure
started in 2009.
The last time any Indian came close to winning a Grand Prix title was in 2008 when Chetan Anand went down in the final of the India Open in Hyderabad against Thailand's Boonsak Ponsana.
However, a maiden GP gold title eluded P V Sindhu as the
second seed went down 21-15, 18-21, 21-18 in a marathon summit clash against seventh
seed Lindaweni Fanetri of Indonesia.
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