Prannoy clinches USA GPG title, beats compatriot Kashyap
HS PRANNOY adds one more title to his list of accolades, his first USA Grand Prix Gold title. He defeated compatriot Parupalli Kashyap in the finals. It was three game battle which saw Prannoy emerge victorious 21-15, 20-22, 21-12.
Feels great to win this one, #USAGPG champion 2017! Defeated my academy mate @parupallik in a tough battle. Thank you all for your support! pic.twitter.com/pNdCNZXWFo
— PRANNOY HS (@PRANNOYHSPRI) July 24, 2017
Apart from the second game, Prannoy was the dominant out of the two who displayed great performance throughout the tournament.
And .@PRANNOYHSPRI takes men's singles! Congrats on an incredible run to the championship #USOpenBadminton pic.twitter.com/3J3qlCE9ca
— USA Badminton (@USABadminton) July 23, 2017
Kashyap on the other hand, should be happy with his performance too as a top level performance comes after a long period for him. It should boost his confidence to do better at upcoming events.
With this win Prannoy will have his rankings boosted and once again enter top 20 in the world.
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