NE Warriors pip Bengaluru Blasters in PBL

Chennai Jan 5 (IANS) North Eastern Warriors edged past Bengaluru Blasters 3-2 in a Premier Badminton League (PBL) clash at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Friday.

The men s doubles pair of Mathias Boe and Kim Sa Rang defeated Kim Gi Jung and Shin Baek Cheo 15-12 7-15 15-12 to give Bengaluru their opening point.

Ajay Jayaram then edged past Chong Wei Feng 15-8 15-13 in Bengaluru s Trump Match to give the Guhawati-based side its first point. With this defeat the southern side lost their sole point earned by Boe and Sa Rang.

In the women s singles match Michelle Li defeated Kirsty Gilmour 7-15 15-14 15-13 in NE Warriors Trump Match to make it an unassailable 3-0.

Bengaluru s reigning world champion Viktor Axelsen battled past Wang Tzu Wei 9-15 15-13 15-14 as the southern side trailed 1-3.

In the mixed doubles match Bengaluru s Manu Attri and N. Sikki Reddy got the better of Prajakta Sawant and Shin Baek Cheol 12-15 15-8 15-9 to reduce the deficit to one.

--IANS
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