BADMINTON | Triumph a confidence booster ahead of upcoming international assignments: Varshini and Nayana
Varshini and Nayana captured their first women’s doubles title at the Yonex‑Sunrise All India Senior Ranking tournament. The win is being hailed as a confidence booster ahead of their upcoming international assignments. They now aim to climb into the world’s top‑80 rankings.
- ▪The Tamil Nadu‑Kerala pair defeated Odisha’s Rutaparna and Swetaparna Panda 15‑12, 15‑6 in the final.
- ▪They have been partners only since January and previously achieved a semifinal finish at the I Feel Slovenia Li‑Ning Open.
- ▪Their current world ranking is 212, and they target breaking into the top 80 after training in August and competing in the Vietnam Open Super 100 and the Lucknow senior ranking tournament.
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Winning their maiden women’s doubles title together at the Yonex-Sunrise all India senior ranking badminton tournament on Thursday has given Tamil Nadu’s V.S. Varshini and Kerala’s Nayana S. Oasis the confidence that their partnership is heading in the right direction.The pair, who have been partnering only since January this year, defeated Odisha’s Rutaparna Panda and Swetaparna Panda 15-12, 15-6 in the final. Speaking after the match, the duo said the triumph would serve as a confidence booster ahead of their upcoming international assignments. Prior to this, their best result on the international circuit had been a semifinal finish at the I Feel Slovenia Li-Ning Open in May.“It’s really special because this is my first title in my home State.
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