Gaganjit Bhullar won the title with a brilliant score of five under 67 in the final round on Thursday and with this he became the first player to win three titles on the IGPL Tour.
Sports News: Thursday was a very encouraging day for the Indian sports world. On the golf field, Gaganjeet Bhullar gave a stellar performance in the IGPL tournament and won his third title. At the same time, on the badminton court, Indian players led by Tanvi Sharma and Ashmita Chaliha dominated the Guwahati Masters Super 100 tournament and entered the quarter-finals.
Gaganjit Bhullar made history
Gaganjeet Bhullar shot a brilliant score of 5 under 67 in the final round to become the first player to win three titles on the IGLP Tour. Bhullar scored 1 under 71 in the first round, followed by identical scores of 67 in the last two rounds to take the trophy with a total score of 11 under.
21 year old young golfer Raghav Chugh scored 4 under 68 in the last round and captured second place with a total of 10 under. At the same time, Justin Kiban of Philippines, Mexico’s Santiago de la Fuentes and Indian-American Manav Shah finished joint third with a total score of eight under. This victory of Bhullar is a moment of pride for Indian golfing fans and also a source of inspiration for young players.
Dominance of Indian players in badminton
Tanvi Sharma and Ashmita Chaliha performed brilliantly in women’s singles. World number 41 and eighth seed Tanvi Sharma defeated Thailand’s Pasa Orn Phanachet in straight games 21-17, 23-21 in the pre-quarterfinals. World number 96 Ashmita Chaliha made a brilliant comeback after losing the first game against fifth seeded compatriot Anmol Kharb and won 16-21, 21-17, 21-16. Apart from this, India’s Isharani Barua defeated compatriot Shreya Lele 21-13, 10-21, 21-12.
In men’s singles, Tushar Suvir defeated Bismo Raya Oktora of Indonesia 21-17, 18-21, 21-15. At the same time, top seed and world number 40 player Tharun Manepalli defeated compatriot Mairaba Luwang Mesnam 21-13, 21-16.
In the mixed doubles pre-quarterfinals, Rutwika Shivani Gadde and Rohan Kapoor defeated Malaysian pair Wee Yee Hearn and Wani Gobi in straight games 21-19, 21-14. However, the pair of Kevin Chen Chang Won and Anagha Arvind Pai lost 20-22, 9-21 against Indonesian pair of Marwan Faza and Aisyah Salsabila Putri Pranata.
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