VIJAYAWADA: A minor classic – one for the future – played out in the women’s singles final at the 87th National Senior Badminton Championships on Sunday.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Surya Charishma Tamiri, the 19-year-old local girl, ended her brilliant run here and fought back after losing the first match to defeat 14-year-old sensation Tanvi Patri of Odisha 17-21, 21-12, 21-14 in the final. The game set the tone for the future of women’s singles in India as the prowess of the likes of PV Sindhu diminishes.
In the men’s event, Rithvik Sanjeevi Sathish Kumar became the first shuttler from Tamil Nadu to win the singles title. He defeated seventh seed Bharat Raghav of Haryana 21-16, 22-20 in the final. The women’s singles final was nothing short of dramatic.Charishma was outplayed in the first game, but she made some changes to her strategy to surpass Tanvi. In the second, Charishma won seven points in a row from 5-6 to move to 12-6. Even in the decider she took control after 12-12. By varying her pace and adjusting the length, the local shuttler held the shuttle as backwards as possible, causing Tanvi to stretch backwards throughout the match. The promising Odisha girl, who trains in Bengaluru, could not get enough time to execute her game plan.She also received a winner’s check of Rs 3.50 lakh from the Badminton Association of India.
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