Social News XYZ     

Hyderabad pip Bengaluru to clinch PBL title

Hyderabad pip Bengaluru to clinch PBL titleHyderabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Hyderabad Hunters defeated Bengaluru Blasters 4-3 in the final of the Premier Badminton League (PBL) at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium here on Sunday.

With the match locked 3-3 going into the last match of the tie, Hyderabad's mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Pia Zebadiah got the better of Kim Sa Rang and N. Sikki Reddy 15-11, 15-12 to seal the title for the hosts.

However, Bengaluru had caught a good start. Their men's doubles pair of Mathias Boe and Kim Sa Rang registered a 15-9, 15-10 victory over Markis Kido and Yoo Yeon Seong to make it 1-0.

 

Lee Hyun II took the responsibility of playing Hyderabad's 'Trump Match'. He defeated Shubhankar Dey 15-7, 15-13 as Hyderabad led 2-1.

Bengaluru fought back immediately as their reigning world champion Viktor Axelsen, playing the 'Trump Match' crushed B. Sai Praneeth 15-8, 15-10.

Following the win of the Danish star, Bengaluru got in the lead 3-2. Axelsen stamped his authority over Praneeth as he continued his unbeaten run in the PBL.

Olympic 2016 champion and two-time World Championship winner Carolina Marin pulled Hyderabad level 3-3 after the Spaniard edged past Kirsty Gilmour 15-8, 15-14.

Later, young Indian Satwik and Indonesian Zebadiah stole the show as they got the better of Rang and Sikki.

(This story has not been edited by Social News XYZ staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

Facebook Comments
Hyderabad pip Bengaluru to clinch PBL title

About uma