A high octane action coupled with
Bollywood Star quotient kept the spectators enthralled in the final of the
Premier Badminton League between Delhi Acers and Mumbai Rockets. The city team didn’t
disappoint a sizeable crowd at the Siri Fort Sports Complex as it clinched the
title beating Mumbai 4-3 in an exciting tie.
Mumbai who entered the final match
with a 3-2 lead, saw themselves losing the last match when Delhi’s Rajiv Ouseph
playing in his trump match, aside Gurusai Dutt 15-11, 15-6 to power the hosts
to title victory. Mumbai mixed doubles pair of former world champion Kamilla Juhl
and European champion Vladimir Ivanov which drew the first blood. 2014 World
Championship bronze medalist Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia proved that he is a
force to reckon with as he maintained his unbeaten record in the league.
There was an intense fight between
the duos in the first game as they engaged in long rallies and scored points on
smashes. Sugiarto won second and third game against Indian shuttler Prannoy.
After the match, Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh and Abhishek
Bachchan entertained the capacity crowd as they took up raquets to play the
match along with and against established Badminton stars.
In the beginning of the fourth
match, Thulasi seemed to steal the thunder from Li as Delhi Shuttler won the
first game 15-12. But she probably invested her entire energy in the first game
itself as Li eased past the Delhi shuttler in remaining two games 15-8 and
15-8. In Final match, Ouseph kept Dutt at bay throughout the match and won both
the games to hand Delhi title victory in front of home crowd.
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