Bengaluru Raptors beat Mumbai
Rockets 4-3 in the final of the Premier Badminton League (PBL) in Bengaluru to
win their maiden title. Kidambi Srikanth, Vu Ji Trang and men’s doubles pair of
Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Satiawan won their matches for Bengaluru Raptors.
Sameer Verma of Mumbai Rockets had
fought back in the men's singles tie against B Sai Praneeth to put his team in
the hunt but the men's doubles pair of Bengaluru Raptors proved too good for
their opponents in the end. Kim Gi Jung and Pia Zebadiah of Mumbai Rockets
started the contest by winning the Trump match against Marcus Ellis and Lauren
Smith of Bengaluru Raptors 15-8 15-14 in the mixed doubles. The victory put
Mumbai Rockets 2-0 up after the first tie.
But Kidambi Srikanth had other
plans as he thrashed Anders Antonsen of Mumbai Rockets 15-7 15-10 in the men's
singles to keep Bengaluru alive. Vu Ji Trang then won her women's singles tie
against Shriyanshi Pardeshi in straight games. It was a Trump game for Bengaluru
and the victory put them 3-2 ahead in the contest.
However,
Sameer Verma registered a come-from-behind victory over B Sai Praneeth to put
Mumbai on level terms and send the match into the decider. Bengaluru's men's
doubles pair then beat Kim Gi Jung and Lee Yong Dae of Mumbai Rockets 15-13
15-10 in the winners-take-all contest to seal the victory. Bengaluru have
become the fifth team after Chennai Smashers, Delhi Dashers, Hyderabad Hotshots
and Hyderabad Hunters to win the title.
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