Badminton News: Talented Indian badminton players, Kiran George and Anupama Upadhyaya won the men’s singles and women’s singles respectively at the Polish Open International Challenge 2022 badminton tournament held in Arlamow on Sunday (3/27).
Kiran George, the defending champion, successfully defended his title after beating China Taipei’s Chia Hao Lee in back-to-back matches 21-15 and 21-14 in the final match, while Upadhyaya defeated fellow Indian representative, Aditi Bhatt through tight rubber play. 17-21. , 21-14 and 21-17 in the women’s singles final.
For George, it was his second title of the season, after winning the Odisha Open Super 100 in January. He was also part of India’s squad for the Asian Team Badminton Championship in February, which was held in Selangor, Malaysia.
In women’s singles, 17-year-old Upadhyaya also won her second international title after winning the Infosys Foundation International Challenge at last year’s edition.
While two titles for the Indian badminton team, the other three titles belong to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Denmark.
Taiwanese mixed doubles duo, Ye Hong Wei/Lee Chia Hsin, successfully won the Polish Open 2022 by beating host representatives, Pawel Smilowski/Wiktoria Adamek in two close consecutive matches with a score of 22- 20 and 21-17 in 31 minutes.
Hong Kong women’s doubles duo, Yeung Nga Ting/Yeung Pui Lam managed to beat Taiwan representative, Lee Chia Hsin/Teng Chun Hsun 21-9 and 21-18, while Danish men’s doubles duo, Rasmus Kjaer/Frederick Sogaard managed to beat become champions with the defeated pair from Taiwan, Su Ching Heng/Ye Hong Wei with rubber matches 21-16, 17-21 and 21-19.
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