Ajita Ravindran displayed some fine grit and resilience against an equally determined Pooja Jhalani to prevail in three games and win the women’s singles 45+ title in the GD Birla Memorial inter-club badminton tournament, promoted by Badminton Gurukul and, hosted by Bombay Gymkhana.
After dropping the closely contested opening game 24-26, Ajita clawed back to win the second 21-19 and third 21-18 as both players fought hard for every point.
In the men’s doubles 110+ category, the duo of Bibhash Chatterjee and Shiv Thakur stunned top seeds Gautam Laud and Shailesh Daga 21-12, 21-15.
