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Monday, Jun 16, 2025
The 26-year-old from Madhya Pradesh showed great composure as he outwitted world No. 44 Kean Yew 21-13, 14-21, 21-16 in a 52-minute title clash.
There was good news for India in the men's doubles event as the pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty moved into the quarterfinals.
The 16th-ranked Indians got the better of South Korean duo of Ko Sung Hyun and Shin Baek Cheol 22-20, 20-24, 21-9 in the semifinals.
It was the Indian's first final in a BWF world tour event in 17 months. He last won a title at the 2017 French Open.
Playing his first final in almost two years, world No. 22 Praneeth lost 21-19, 18-21, 12-21 to Shi Yuqi of China in the summit clash.
Eighth seeded Saina is expected to take on her nemesis and two-time champion Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei while the 26-year-old Srikanth will face world no 1 Kento Momota of Japan.
Single's winner Sneha S along with her partner Krishnapriya E P fought hard to earn the second runner-up title.
The semi-finals were held as 3 sets of 21 points each. The best two teams in the semis qualified for the final.
Results 581-588
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