Badminton News
At $170K Yonex Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold 2008

[SF] (2) Saina Nehwal (IND,14) bt Pia Zebadiah Bernadet (INA,76) 21-7 21-14

Final -
(2) Saina Nehwal (IND,14) vs Lydia Li Ya Cheah (MAS,72)

Saina scored very easy victory over Pia to move into her first GP Gold final ... Now she is facing Malaysian Lydia in the final to win her first GP Gold tournament title.
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At $5K Waikato International 2008, Hamilton, New Zealand

Womens Singles -
[QF] Neha Pandit (IND,148) bt Leanne Choo (AUS,199) 21-16 21-12

[SF] Neha Pandit (IND,148) l Misaki Matsutomo (JPN,203) 18-21 18-21

Mens Singles -
[QF] Prakash Jolly (IND,UNR) l Shu Wada (JPN,233) 19-21 21-12 9-21
[QF] (2) Ajay Jayaram (IND,144) bt Delius Tang (NZL,UNR) 21-8 21-10

[SF] (2) Ajay Jayaram (IND,144) bt (3/4) Joe Wu (NZL,150) 21-14 21-15

Final -
(2) Ajay Jayaram (IND,144) vs (1) John Moody (NZL,84)

Neha couldn't cross another Japanese hurdle but Ajay is in position to win back to back title at New Zealand.