HS Prannoy crowned champion of Swiss GPG
INDIAN SHUTTLER HS PRANNOY clinched his second Grand Prix Gold title at the Swiss Open beating German Marc Zwiebler in straight games 21-18, 21-15.
Great week here in Basel. Swiss Open Champion 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻. Thank you everyone for your support. #champion pic.twitter.com/kcCw7R5QE5
— PRANNOY HS (@PRANNOYHSPRI) March 21, 2016
The 13th seed Indian had a great outing at the Swiss GPG with wins over higher ranked players including Rajiv Ouseph of England. The final was a rather comfortable victory for the 23-year-old.
He was the lone Indian shuttler to enter the finals. He gave no chance to the German to get back in the match.
His first GPG title was in 2014 at Indonesia Open. Prannoy's calm and composed playing behaviour has finally rewarded him. He expressed his joy on the social media.
Feels great to win my second #GPG title ever, at the #SwissOpen this time!! Thanks, Marc Zwiebler, for a well fought...
Posted by Prannoy HS on Sunday, March 20, 2016
Meanwhile, top seed women's singles shuttler Saina Nehwal lost to Wang Yihan of China 11-21, 19-21 in the semi-finals.
