Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth won the 2016 Syed Modi International Grand prix Gold Championship Title of Badminton in men’s singles category.
In the final match played at Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), he defeated Huang Yuxiang of China by 21-13, 21-14 and 21-14 score.
Women’s single
Title Sayaka Sato (Japan) won the 2016 Syed Modi International Grand prix Gold Championship Title in women’s singles category. In the final match, she defeated Sung Ji Hyun (South Korea) by 12-21, 21-18, 21-18 score.
Men’s Doubles
Title Malaysian pair of Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong won the 2016 Syed Modi International Grand prix Gold Championship Title in men’s doubles category. They defeated Indian pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and Akshay Dewalkar by score of 14-21, 24-22, 21-8.
Women’s Doubles
Title South Korean pair of Jung Kyung-eun and Shin Seung-chan won the 2016 Syed Modi International Grand prix Gold Championship Title in women’s doubles category. They defeated Eefje Muskens and Selena Piek from Netherlands by 21-15 and 21-13 score.
Mixed Doubles
Title Indonesian pair Praveen Jordan and Deby Susanto won the 2016 Syed Modi International Grand prix Gold Championship Title in mixed doubles category. They defeated Thai pair Puavaranukroh Dechapol and Sapisree Tairattanchai by 23-25, 21-09, 21-16 score.
About Syed Modi International India Open Grand Prix championship
The championship has been named after a famous Indian badminton player Syed Modi, an eight-time National Badminton champion. After his death, a badminton tournament was constituted in his memory and is hosted each year in Lucknow.
Current Affairs: 30th January, 2016 Current Affairs Round up December, 2015.
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