Anand holds on
Chetan Anand was stretched fully by fourth seed Anand Pawar before winning the men’s final 20-22 21-12 21-17 in just over an hour to pocket the title. Local shuttler Pawar, backed by a packed gathering, dominated the Hyderabad-based Anand but then frittered away the early advantages.
After losing the first game, Anand stormed back to clinch the second game in just 17 minutes by using the drop shot to devastating effect. Anand then had his nose in front right through the decider which he won by repeatedly beating his rival in the net-play and wrapped up the issue.
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