Chaiwan beats Rituparna to enter final of Syed Modi Intl. Badminton Championships

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Patna : World No 40 Phittayaporn Chaiwan, 18, Thailand, entered the final of Ecogreen Syed Modi International Badminton Championships, an HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300 event, at Lucknow, UP, India, defeating World No 165 Rituparna Das, 23, India, in semi-finals at Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow, in a close contest.

Chaiwan beat Rituparna in straight games 24-22, 21-15 in 39 minutes in semi-finals. Chaiwan won 9 consecutive points in the match to 5 by the Indian. Chaiwan won 45 rallies in the match to 37 by Rituparna Das. The first game was nearly evenly matched but in the second game Chaiwan dominated the proceeding from 14-15. Chaiwan now leads Rituparna 2-0 Head to Head.