'Fever' Nitithorn claims DGC title after play-off
NEW DELHI: Thailand's Nitithorn Thippong claimed his maiden Asian Tour title after winning a play-off with Indian Ajeetesh Sandhu at the inaugural DGC Open on Sunday (Mar 27).
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DGC Open: Ajeetesh Sandhu loses in play-off, finishes second; Nitithorn wins maiden Asian Tour title
Sandhu came agonisingly close to winning the inaugural DGC Open before going down in the play-offs as Thailand's Nitithorn Thippong claimed his maiden Asian Tour title in a compelling finish on Sunday. Sandhu (71) and Nitithorn (73) produced a birdie each in the 18th hole to finish seven under after four rounds, forcing a play-off. Nitithorn, the overnight leader by two shots, then made a brilliant birdie on the first play-off hole -- par-five 18th, while Sandhu holed out for par to miss out in the end.
PV Sindhu clinches Swiss Open title
PV Sindhu notched up her second women's singles title of the season with a straight game win over Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the summit clash of the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament on Sunday. Playing her second successive final in the tournament, Sindhu, a double Olympic medallist, took 49 minutes to get the better of the fourth seeded Thai 21-16 21-8 at the St. Jakobshalle.
PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy Enter Swiss Open Final
Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and HS Prannoy dished out scintillating performances to make their way to the women's and men's singles finals respectively at the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament here on Saturday. World No. 7 Sindhu prevailed 21-18 15-21 21-19 over Thailand's Supanida Katethong in a 79-minute women's singles semifinal to make her second successive final after Prannoy eked out a hard-fought 21-19 19-21 21-18 win over Indonesia's world number 5 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting for his first summit clash in five years.
PV Sindhu Beats Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan To Win Swiss Open Title
PV Sindhu was at her devastating best as she completely outclassed Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the final to win the women's singles title at Swiss Open 2022. Sindhu thrashed her Thai opponent 21-16, 21-8 in a match that lasted 49 minutes. This was Sindhu's second title of the year. She had won the Syed Modi India International in January.
Koerstz Madsen takes three-shot lead into final round of JTBC Classic
Nanna Koerstz Madsen was tied for the lead in the JTBC Classic when she teed off Saturday on the par-4 18th. She two-putted for par and a three-under 69 - and walked off with an unexpected three-stroke lead over Na Rin An.
Stephanie Meadow and Leona Maguire in top 20 mix at JTBC Classic
Stephanie Meadow is within six shots of the lead ahead of the final round at the JTBC Classic.
Swiss Open: PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy Enters Semifinals
Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and H S Prannoy stormed into the semifinals of the Swiss Open badminton tournament with straight-game victories in their respective women and men singles events, on Friday. While Sindhu, seeded second in the tournament, made short work of fifth seed Michelle Li of Canada 21-10 21-19 in 36 minutes, Prannoy beat compatriot and former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap 21-16 21-16 in a quarterfinal match that lasted 43 minutes.