The second seeded pairing of Dipti Paranjpe Purohit and Priya Ambekar toppled the top seeds Deanne Rodrigues and Neesha Spingett to emerge champions in the Women’s doubles (combination 70+) final of the Suhas Nadkarni Memorial Yonex Sunrise Maharashtra State Open Badminton Tournament 2023, organized by the MIG Cricket Club under the auspices of the Maharashtra Badminton Association (MBA), and played at the MIG Cricket Club court later Saturday evening.
Dipti Paranjpe Purohit and Priya Ambekar receive their winners’ trophies and cash award from Shrikant Vad,
Hon. Gen. Secretary, Maharashtra Badminton Association.
The number one seeded duo of Deanne and Neesha started on a promising note and won the opening game to take a 1-0 lead. But, Dipti and Priya playing with plenty of gumption came roaring back and with change of tactics caught unawares the fancied pair of Deanne and Neesha as they started to call the shots and went on to win the next two games to clinch a well-deserved 17-21, 21-19 and 21-9 victory to lift the women’s crown.
In the Men’s doubles (combination 80+) final, Amit Deshpande and Prashant Bahatre prevailed over Kaushik Vartak and Rohit Athaley 21-13, 21-16, while the second seeds Parag Ekande and Siddharth Kishor Patil recorded a hard-fought 12-21, 21-10, 21-16 win against Prashant Bahatre and Yogesh Padukone to win the Men’s doubles (combination 90+) final.
Results – Women’s doubles (combination 70+) – Final: 2-Dipti Paranjpe Purohit/Priya Ambekar bt 1-Deanne Rodrigues/Neesha Spingett 17-21, 21-19, 21-9.
Men’s doubles (combination 80+) – Final: Amit Deshpande/Prashant Bahatre bt Kaushik Vartak/Rohit Athaley 21-13, 21-16;
Men’s doubles (combination 90+) – Final: 2-Parag Ekande/Siddharth Kishor Patil bt Prashant Bahatre/Yogesh Padukone 12-21, 21-10, 21-16.