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

Final -
(2) Saina Nehwal (IND,14) bt Lydia Li Ya Cheah (MAS,72) 21-8 21-19

Saina becomes the first Indian woman to win a golden grand prix tournament ... With this victory Saina will climbed upto her best singles ranking, #12.

Saina won in 2 straight games ... After winning first game easily, 21-8, Saina was down by 6 pts in second game but then she showed spirited comback to catch her opponent at 16-16 and then won her first Gold GP title with winning second game 21-19 ... In first game Saina was a totally dominating stuff ... Once she won the first game, she relied more upon the inconsistent Lydia to make mistakes.
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At $5K Waikato International 2008, Hamilton, New Zealand

Final -
(2) Ajay Jayaram (IND,144) l (1) John Moody (NZL,84) 16-21 20-22

Ajay couldn't repeat last week's title winning performance but still creditable performance by Ajay to reached the final.