Ashwini-Tanisha pair clinches Nantes International badminton title

The Indian girls’s badminton duo of Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto clinched the Nantes International Challenge title defeating Hung En-Tzu and Lin Yu-Pei of Chinese Taipei 21-15, 21-14 in simply 31 minutes.

The pair was initially trailing 0-4 on the Salle Metropolitana de la Trocardaiare however rallied properly to stage the scores at 10-10, and at last gained the primary sport 21-15.

The second sport noticed the pair show even larger dominance. After breaking the tie at 3-3, Ashwini and Tanisha hit a outstanding seven-point successful streak.

However, India suffered a setback within the combined doubles closing, the place Tanisha and Okay. Sai Pratheek, who had superior by way of the qualifiers to achieve the ultimate, fell quick in opposition to the Danish duo of Mads Vestergaard and Christine Busch 21-14, 14-21, 17-21 in 51 minutes.
The International Challenge tournaments aren’t a part of BWF World Tour collection.

“A win hasn’t been on the cards for a long time for me, so it feels really great. Tanisha and me have been playing since January, so it is great to win,” stated Ashwini.

On partnering Tanisha after having a protracted affiliation with Sikki Devi, Ashwini stated, “Sikki and I played for a long time but we had got stagnant a bit. We couldn’t go beyond a particular set of results.” “So, it was good for the two of us to split. She (Sikki) is doing well in mixed doubles and I’m trying to do something new as I’m not young anymore. So wanted to play with a younger player and Tanisha fits the bill,” added Ashwini.