Hours after his brother K Srikanth bagged the men’s singles crown in the Thailand Grand Prix Gold in Bangkok, K Nanda Gopal made it a day to remember for the family by teaming up with K Maneesha to lift the mixed doubles crown in the Maldives International Badminton Challenge in Male.
Unseeded Nanda Gopal and Maneesha got the better of the Korean combination of Dae Sung Kim and Bo Kyung Oh 21-16, 23-21 in 40 minutes for their maiden international title.
Incidentally, Srikanth’s had won the men’s singles title of this very tournament last year and his career graph has only seen an upward trend since then.
Both Srikanth and Nanda Gopal had reached the semifinals of the senior nationals in Srinagar in October last year after which Nanda Gopal decided to concentrate on doubles.
In fact, during their junior days, Srikanth would partner Maneesha in the mixed doubles category and it was the first time Maneesha and Nanda Gopal took the court together on the international stage.
Unseeded Nanda Gopal and Maneesha got the better of the Korean combination of Dae Sung Kim and Bo Kyung Oh 21-16, 23-21 in 40 minutes for their maiden international title.
Incidentally, Srikanth’s had won the men’s singles title of this very tournament last year and his career graph has only seen an upward trend since then.
Both Srikanth and Nanda Gopal had reached the semifinals of the senior nationals in Srinagar in October last year after which Nanda Gopal decided to concentrate on doubles.
In fact, during their junior days, Srikanth would partner Maneesha in the mixed doubles category and it was the first time Maneesha and Nanda Gopal took the court together on the international stage.
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