Indian ace shuttler B Sai Praneeth defeated Indonesia’s Jonatan Christiein tight three games to win the Thailand Open title on Sunday. Praneeth came from a game down in the final to beat Christie 17-21, 21-18, 21-19 in a match which lasted one hour and 11 minutes.
The third seeded Praneeth registered a straight-sets win in the semi-finals over Pannawit Thongnuam of host nation in straight games 21-11, 21-15, which lasted for just 36 minutes.
It was a mixed day for India yesterday as Saina Nehwal crashed out in the semifinals. Saina lost out to Busanan Ongbamrumphan 21-19, 21-18.
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