<p> In a real test of nerves Daniel Farid overcame Abhishek Yeligar to triumph in the men’s singles final of the R Subbanna Memorial and Yonex Karnataka State badminton championship held at the Karnatkaka Badminton Association here on Saturday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>It was edge of the seat action in the final game, with both players exchanging points at will, Farid outfoxed his opponent to win 21-13, 13-21, 26-24.<br /><br />Farid began the match on the offensive with an array of smashes and deft cross-court drop shots as he clinched the first game 21-13.<br /><br />It was just the wake-up call Yeligar needed and he made a strong comeback in the second game.<br /><br />A visibly frustrated Farid was made to cover the length and breadth of the court with Yeligar mixing his shots well.<br /><br />The second game ended in the same scoreline as the first albeit with Yeligar winning the game.<br /><br />It was make or break for both players as they fiercely slugged it out in the final game. Farid raced to an early 4-0 lead but slipped up to allow Yeligar into the game.<br /><br />At the half way stage the scoreboard read 11-10 in favour of Yeligar, who was making a deliberate attempt to slow the pace of the game and put his opponent off.<br /><br />Yeligar was handed his first match point at 20-18 but squandered it and scores were level at 20 all.<br /><br />With both players tiring and a slew of unforced errors creeping into the game, it was going to be a matter of who could eke out that little extra to see off the match.<br /><br />The gritty Farid refused to lie low and saved three more match points to bring the scores to 25-24 in his favour and completed his victory with a drop shot, which was a trademark of his game from start to finish.<br /><br />The boys’ under-17 final was another close affair with Sai Pratheek Krishna Prasad, seeded two, edging out third seed Tejas Kallolkar 21-15, 17-21, 21-19.<br /><br />Fifth seeded Deepthi Ramesh overcame a disappointing loss in the girls’ under-17 final to Trisha Hegde and won the under-19 final by defeating third seed Sheetal D 21-9, 21-15.<br /><br />Deepthi overpowered her opponent as she covered the court with great ease, while making Sheetal pay for her lacklustre display. <br /><br />Earlier, Deepthi had gone down to Hegde 22-20, 25-23.Results (all finals): Men’s: Single: 3-Daniel Farid bt 9-Abhishek Yeligar 21-13, 13-21, 26-24.<br /><br />Doubles: 3-Prakash Raj S/Vaibhav bt 4-Kiran Kumar G/Madhusudan M 14-21, 21-13, 27-25.<br /><br />Boys: U-19: Singles: 1-Balraj Kajla bt 2-Raghu M 21-19, 21-15.U-17: Singles: 2-Sai Pratheek Krishna Prasad bt 3-Tejas Kallolkar 21-15, 17-21, 21-19.<br /><br />Girls U-19: Singles: 5-Deepthi Ramesh bt 3-Sheethal D 21-9, 21-15.U-17: 5-Trisha Hegde bt 2-Deepthi Ramesh 22-20, 25-23.</p>
<p> In a real test of nerves Daniel Farid overcame Abhishek Yeligar to triumph in the men’s singles final of the R Subbanna Memorial and Yonex Karnataka State badminton championship held at the Karnatkaka Badminton Association here on Saturday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>It was edge of the seat action in the final game, with both players exchanging points at will, Farid outfoxed his opponent to win 21-13, 13-21, 26-24.<br /><br />Farid began the match on the offensive with an array of smashes and deft cross-court drop shots as he clinched the first game 21-13.<br /><br />It was just the wake-up call Yeligar needed and he made a strong comeback in the second game.<br /><br />A visibly frustrated Farid was made to cover the length and breadth of the court with Yeligar mixing his shots well.<br /><br />The second game ended in the same scoreline as the first albeit with Yeligar winning the game.<br /><br />It was make or break for both players as they fiercely slugged it out in the final game. Farid raced to an early 4-0 lead but slipped up to allow Yeligar into the game.<br /><br />At the half way stage the scoreboard read 11-10 in favour of Yeligar, who was making a deliberate attempt to slow the pace of the game and put his opponent off.<br /><br />Yeligar was handed his first match point at 20-18 but squandered it and scores were level at 20 all.<br /><br />With both players tiring and a slew of unforced errors creeping into the game, it was going to be a matter of who could eke out that little extra to see off the match.<br /><br />The gritty Farid refused to lie low and saved three more match points to bring the scores to 25-24 in his favour and completed his victory with a drop shot, which was a trademark of his game from start to finish.<br /><br />The boys’ under-17 final was another close affair with Sai Pratheek Krishna Prasad, seeded two, edging out third seed Tejas Kallolkar 21-15, 17-21, 21-19.<br /><br />Fifth seeded Deepthi Ramesh overcame a disappointing loss in the girls’ under-17 final to Trisha Hegde and won the under-19 final by defeating third seed Sheetal D 21-9, 21-15.<br /><br />Deepthi overpowered her opponent as she covered the court with great ease, while making Sheetal pay for her lacklustre display. <br /><br />Earlier, Deepthi had gone down to Hegde 22-20, 25-23.Results (all finals): Men’s: Single: 3-Daniel Farid bt 9-Abhishek Yeligar 21-13, 13-21, 26-24.<br /><br />Doubles: 3-Prakash Raj S/Vaibhav bt 4-Kiran Kumar G/Madhusudan M 14-21, 21-13, 27-25.<br /><br />Boys: U-19: Singles: 1-Balraj Kajla bt 2-Raghu M 21-19, 21-15.U-17: Singles: 2-Sai Pratheek Krishna Prasad bt 3-Tejas Kallolkar 21-15, 17-21, 21-19.<br /><br />Girls U-19: Singles: 5-Deepthi Ramesh bt 3-Sheethal D 21-9, 21-15.U-17: 5-Trisha Hegde bt 2-Deepthi Ramesh 22-20, 25-23.</p>
