PBL: Awadhe pip NE Warriors 4-3

New Delhi Dec 30 (IANS) Awadhe Warriors defeated North Eastern Warriors 4-3 in a Premier Badminton League (PBL) contest at the Siri Fort Sports Complex here on Saturday.

The mixed doubles pair of Tang Chun Man and Christinna Pedersen won Awadhe s Trump Match against Kim Gi Jung and Prajakta Sawant 15-14 15-13 giving the Lucknow-based outfit a 2-0 lead.

Parupalli Kashyap made it 3-0 after defeating Ajay Jayaram 15-9 15-12 in the men s singles battle.

Olympic 2012 bronze medallist Saina Nehwal overcame Michelle Li 6-15 15-13 15-13 to make it an unassailable 4-0 for Awadhe.

In the second men s singles match Wang Tzu Wei crushed Kidambi Srikanth 10-15 15-9 15-6 to open NE Warriors account.

The men s doubles pair of Kim Gi Jung and Shin Baek Cheol registered a 15-10 15-12 victory over Harendra Setiawan & Tang Chun Man in NE Warriors aTrump Match to bring down the deficit to one. But it didn t change the result of the tie with Awadhe winning it 4-3.

--IANS

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