Sourabh Verma wins Chinese Taipei Masters

"It is a great victory for me and a much-needed one. I had reached the finals at Belgium and Poland but could not win. So I was determined not to make the same mistakes here and I am happy I could win today.

"My opponent was playing well but in the third game he felt some shoulder pain and retired. He was, in fact, leading in the first two games and was very comfortable. I started well but made too many mistakes. But I managed to pull off the opening game. In the second game also I gave away too many easy points but I am happy I could control it in the end," Sourabh said, reported PTI.

Sourabh is making a comeback into competitive badminton after being sidelined due to injuries to his elbow and knee.

"But last year I was out of competition for the most part of the year. I had a stress fracture in right elbow and it took 3-4 months to recover. I came back to training but again I got tendinitis in my left knee, which again kept me out for a couple of months.

"I did play one tournament in June at Hyderabad All India ranking and reached the finals. I finally made a comeback in November and also reached the finals at TATA Open in December last year.

"This year I didn't get to play too many tournaments. But after reaching the finals in Belgium and Poland, I was gaining in confidence. If I could have played more events then probably I could have won the titles," he added.

Sourabh is looking to get into the top-40 of rankings in order to compete in the Superseries events.

"I was in top 30 in 2015 March but suddenly my ranking dropped to 190 and that is the biggest hindrance if I could have played I could have done better. I'm concentrating on the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Golds now. I am playing Bitburger Open next. I have to get into the top 40 as soon as possible to get entry into superseries event," Verma said.