HYDERABAD: “Home team” Hyderabad Hunters won the third edition of the Vodafone Premier Badminton League championship with a hard-fought 4-3 win over Bengaluru Blasters in the final at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday night to land their maiden title in the event.
With the match scores tied three-all, the last match of the evening – mixed doubles – decided the enthralling encounter. Cheered on by a packed house and a vociferous team at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Pia Bernadet beat Kim Sa Rang (Korea) and N Sikki Reddy (India) 15-11, 15-12.
Results: Hyderabad Hunters bt Bengaluru Blasters 4-3 (Markis Kido & Yoo Yeon Seong lost to Mathias Boe & Kim Sa Rang 9-15, 10-15; Lee Hyun Il (T) bt Subhankar Dey 15-7, 15-13; B. Sai Praneeth lost to Viktor Axelsen (T) 15-8, 15-10; Carolina Marin bt Kirsty Gilmour 15-8, 15-14; R. Satwiksairaj & Pia Zebadiah bt Kim Sa Rang & N. Sikki Reddy 15-11, 15-12).
