Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy hold on to their title at Lagos International

Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy hold on to their title at Lagos International

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Written by: SportsCafe Desk

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Defending champions Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy retained their men’s doubles title at $25,000 Lagos International badminton tournament in Nigeria. Attri and Manisha paired up to secure the mixed doubles gold by defeating Kuhoo Garg and Rohan Kapoor 21-17 22-20 in another summit clash.

Senior national champions Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy, seeded top, defeated Vaibhav and Prakash Raj 21-12, 21-12 in the finals to claim the $25,000 Lagos International title for the second consecutive time. In a tournament dominated by Indians, women doubles and mixed doubles finals also turned out to be a fight among compatriots.

While Kuhoo Garg and Ria Mukherjee combined to see off Krishma Wadekar and V Harika 21-10 21-18 in women’s doubles final, Attri and Manisha paired up to secure the mixed doubles gold by defeating Kuhoo and Rohan Kapoor 21-17 22-20 in another summit clash.

In women’s singles, Sree Krishna Priya had to settle for a silver after she suffered a heart-breaking 22-20 16-21 25-27 loss to Russia’s Ksenia Polikaprova in a thrilling final. Misha Zilberman of Israel, meanwhile, claimed the men’s singles title after defeating Ramdam Misburn of Maylasia in a hard-fought game.

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