MUSCAT: Top seeded Himesh Haridas and Harshpreet Singh Arora were in their spectacular form to claim open men’s doubles title defeating favourite duo Shanith and Mohammed at the Purshottam Kanji Exchange – sponsored ISC badminton championship organised by the Indian Social Club Muscat.
The final saw quality badminton played by both the teams. The first game saw vigorous encounters from both ends and there was not much to separate the two teams. Shanith and Mohammed brought some strategic movements and game plan but failed to realise any results in front of Himesh and Harshpreet who were at their best to take the first set 21-10.
Shanith and Mohammed started off well but Himesh and Harshpreet managed to keep at close terms at the interval. On resumption, Shanith and Mohammed stepped up offensive but Himesh and Harshpreet managed to put these backs and win some crucial points to keep their nose in front. Closer to the end, the top seeded pair held their nerve to fashion another close win at 21-9 and claim open men’s doubles title. Himesh and Harshpreet reached final defeating Alan Anil and Anil in the semifinal while Shanith and Mohammed beat Guru and Riyadi in the other semifinal.
Vinod Abraham and Ratheesh claimed men’s A doubles title defeating Aju Mathew and Nikhil. Aju and Nikhil displayed superb skills to take advantage over their opponents in the first set to win it 21-14. The opponents brought some strategic movements and game plan but failed to realise any results in front of the experienced Vinod and Ratheesh who took the second set at 21-19. Vinod and Ratheesh beat Jinesh P and Robin whereas Aju and Nikhil defeated Irshaad and Anil in the semifinals.
In the women's open doubles final, Roopa and Tejali showed an excellent team work in their victory over Jisha Aju and Reshma scoring 21-19 and 21-14.
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