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At $15K Bahrain International Challenge 2008,

Indians managed to win 4 titles of 5 available ... Only exception was Womens doubles title.

R.M.V. Guru Sai Dutt of India won his maiden men’s singles title on the international circuit defeating Andy Sabutro of Indonesia 21-13, 22-20 in the final of the Bahrain International Challenge badminton championship in Bahrain.

Trupti Murgunde also made winning comeback, this was her first tournament after more than 6 months injury lay-off.

Mens Singles -
[R1] SINGH Abhimanyu (IND,277) bye
[R1] M . Vyasan (IND,UNR) bye
[R1] SABOO Sidharth (IND,UNR) bt MATAR Faeez (SYR,456) 21-15 20-22 21-12
[R1] CASTELINO Rohan (IND,293) bye
[R1] P. K . Jamsheed (IND,UNR) bt PILLAI Unnikrishna (BRN,UNR) 21-16 19-21 21-0
[R1] VERMA Saurabh (IND,340) bye
[R1] BORA Angshuman (IND,UNR) bye
[R1] BORAH Dibyajyoti (IND,UNR) bye
[R1] CHETIA Anirban (IND,UNR) l ABDUL WAHID Nawras (SYR,UNR) 21-19 9-21 12-21
[R1] (4) JADHAV Ankush (IND,175) bye
[R1] SARMA Nikhilesh (IND,UNR) bye
[R1] BHOBORA Suranjan (IND,UNR) bye
[R1] RAJAH MANURI VENKATA Gurusaidutt (IND,373) bye

[R2] SINGH Abhimanyu (IND,277) l SAPUTRO Nugroho Andi (INA,212) 19-21 16-21
[R2] M . Vyasan (IND,UNR) bt (6) SMOLA Clemens (AUT,151) 21-15 21-13
[R2] SABOO Sidharth (IND,UNR) bt AL- SAYED HAMED Ebrahim Jafar (BRN,UNR) W/O
[R2] CASTELINO Rohan (IND,293) bt (3) SHAHHOSSEINI Ali (IRI,104) 21-19 21-17
[R2] P. K . Jamsheed (IND,UNR) l AWAD Ammar (SYR,453) 18-21 20-22
[R2] VERMA Saurabh (IND,340) l (8) PAMUNGKAS Bandar Sigit (INA,188) 18-21 13-21
[R2] BORA Angshuman (IND,UNR) bt NICOLAIDES Chris (BRN,UNR) 16-21 21-15 21-11
[R2] BORAH Dibyajyoti (IND,UNR) l MATEJKA Michal (SVK,252) 21-17 12-21 19-21
[R2] (4) JADHAV Ankush (IND,175) l KHERADMANDI Mohammed Reza (IRI,230) 13-21 13-21
[R2] SARMA Nikhilesh (IND,UNR) l SETIAWAN Engga (INA,375) 10-21 7-21
[R2] BHOBORA Suranjan (IND,UNR) l (5) KESSOV Boris (BUL,178) 17-21 12-21
[R2] RAJAH MANURI VENKATA Gurusaidutt (IND,373) bt AHMAD Assaf (SYR,453) W/O

[R3] SABOO Sidharth (IND,UNR) bt M . Vyasan (IND,UNR) 21-17 21-2
[R3] CASTELINO Rohan (IND,293) bt AWAD Ammar (SYR,453) 21-11 21-12
[R3] BORA Angshuman (IND,UNR) l (8) PAMUNGKAS Bandar Sigit (INA,188) 6-21 11-21
[R3] RAJAH MANURI VENKATA Gurusaidutt (IND,373) bt (2) MEHRABI Kaveh (IRI,100) 21-17 15-21 21-19

[QF] SABOO Sidharth (IND,UNR) l SAPUTRO Nugroho Andi (INA,212) 14-21 11-21
[QF] CASTELINO Rohan (IND,293) l (8) PAMUNGKAS Bandar Sigit (INA,188) 19-21 21-14 16-21
[QF] RAJAH MANURI VENKATA Gurusaidutt (IND,373) bt SETIAWAN Engga (INA,375) 21-16 21-17

[SF] RAJAH MANURI VENKATA Gurusaidutt (IND,373) bt KHERADMANDI Mohammed Reza (IRI,230)

[F] RAJAH MANURI VENKATA Gurusaidutt (IND,373) bt SAPUTRO Nugroho Andi (INA,212) 21-13 22-20

Womens Singles -
[R1] SAHASRABUDDHE Sampada (IND,UNR) bt (1) REID Charmaine (CAN,49) 21-19 21-13
[R1] VARTAK Gayatri (IND,178) bt AMIRIPOUR Negin (IRI,203) 21-10 21-11
[R1] DAS Kristi (IND,378) bt (3) SANTOS Telma (POR,79) W/O
[R1] PONNAPPA Ashwini (IND,UNR) bt KAREEM Hadil (SYR,UNR) 21-11 21-16
[R1] DEKA Abantika (IND,281) bt ZAMANIAN NEJAT ZADEH Sahar (IRI,242) 21-10 21-15
[R1] BALAN Aparna (IND,UNR) l (4) GRETHER Nicole (GER,70) 14-21 16-21
[R1] MURGUNDE Trupti (IND,117) bt KABIRI Sabereh (IRI,281) 21-11 21-9
[R1] MISHA Ruth (IND,225) bt (2) LAMY Filipa (POR,67) W/O

[QF] VARTAK Gayatri (IND,178) bt SAHASRABUDDHE Sampada (IND,UNR) 21-16 21-15
[QF] PONNAPPA Ashwini (IND,UNR) bt DAS Kristi (IND,378) 21-9 21-10
[QF] DEKA Abantika (IND,281) l (4) GRETHER Nicole (GER,70) 15-21 15-21
[QF] MURGUNDE Trupti (IND,117) bt MISHA Ruth (IND,225) 21-13 14-21 21-12

[SF] PONNAPPA Ashwini (IND,UNR) bt VARTAK Gayatri (IND,178)
[SF] MURGUNDE Trupti (IND,117) bt (4) GRETHER Nicole (GER,70)

[F] MURGUNDE Trupti (IND,117) bt PONNAPPA Ashwini (IND,UNR) 21-16 21-13

Mens Doubles -
[R1] BORA Angshuman (IND)/ SARMA Nikhilesh (IND) bye
[R1] P.K. Jamsheed (IND)/ M. Vyasan (IND) bye
[R1] VALIYAVEETIL Diju (IND)/ VIJAY Ram.C. (IND) bye
[R1] VISHNU Arun (IND)/ KONA Tarun (IND) bye
[R1] BORAH Dibyajyoti (IND)/ BHOBORA Suranjan (IND) bt SMOLA Clemens (AUT)/ OMAR Nahas (BRN) 21-9 21-5
[R1] DEWALKAR Akshay (IND)/ SANYAL Jishnu (IND) bye
[R1] JAMES Jayan (IND)/ SEBASTIAN Konnullil (IND) bye
[R1] CHETIA Anirban (IND)/ SABOO Sidharth (IND) bye

[R2] BORA Angshuman (IND)/ SARMA Nikhilesh (IND) l (1) SHAHHOSSEINI Ali (IRI)/ KHERADMANDI Mohammed Reza (IRI) 14-21 16-21
[R2] P.K. Jamsheed (IND)/ M. Vyasan (IND) bt AL- SAYED HAMED Ebrahim Jafar (BRN)/ AL- SAYED JAFAR Ebrahim Jafar (BRN) 23-21 16-21 21-17
[R2] VALIYAVEETIL Diju (IND)/ VIJAY Ram.C. (IND) bt KALLOOKKARAN Anto (BRN)/ REBELLO Ricson (BRN) 21-6 21-8
[R2] VISHNU Arun (IND)/ KONA Tarun (IND) bt AL-DORA Bassel (SYR)/ ABDULWAHID Nawras (SYR) 12-21 13-21
[R2] BORAH Dibyajyoti (IND)/ BHOBORA Suranjan (IND) bt NICOLAIDES Chris (BRN)/ MOTTIL Junith (BRN) 21-12 21-17
[R2] DEWALKAR Akshay (IND)/ SANYAL Jishnu (IND) bt AHMAD Assaf (SYR)/ SAIMIR Fadi (SYR) W/O
[R2] JAMES Jayan (IND)/ SEBASTIAN Konnullil (IND) bt PULLANI Jayakumar (BRN)/ PILLAI Unnikrishna (BRN) 21-14 21-13
[R2] CHETIA Anirban (IND)/ SABOO Sidharth (IND) l (2) AWAD Ammar (SYR)/ MATAR Faeez (SYR) 21-17 17-21 22-24

[QF] P.K. Jamsheed (IND)/ M. Vyasan (IND) l (1) SHAHHOSSEINI Ali (IRI)/ KHERADMANDI Mohammed Reza (IRI) 9-21 5-21
[QF] VALIYAVEETIL Diju (IND)/ VIJAY Ram.C. (IND) bt VISHNU Arun (IND)/ KONA Tarun (IND) 21-9 21-13
[QF] DEWALKAR Akshay (IND)/ SANYAL Jishnu (IND) bt BORAH Dibyajyoti (IND)/ BHOBORA Suranjan (IND) 21-12 21-14
[QF] JAMES Jayan (IND)/ SEBASTIAN Konnullil (IND) bt (2) AWAD Ammar (SYR)/ MATAR Faeez (SYR) 21-10 21-13

[SF] VALIYAVEETIL Diju (IND)/ VIJAY Ram.C. (IND) l (1) SHAHHOSSEINI Ali (IRI)/ KHERADMANDI Mohammed Reza (IRI)
[SF] DEWALKAR Akshay (IND)/ SANYAL Jishnu (IND) bt JAMES Jayan (IND)/ SEBASTIAN Konnullil (IND)

[F] DEWALKAR Akshay (IND)/ SANYAL Jishnu (IND) bt (1) SHAHHOSSEINI Ali (IRI)/ KHERADMANDI Mohammed Reza (IRI) 14-21 21-18 21-11

Womens Doubles -
[R1] DEKA Abantika (IND)/ MISHA Ruth (IND) bye
[R1] BALAN Aparna (IND)/ SAHASRABUDDHE Sampada (IND) bt SUNDER Rehana (BRN)/ SHETTY Shalini (BRN) 21-11 21-10
[R1] PONNAPPA Ashwini (IND)/ SOSALE Nitya (IND) bt KAREEM Hadil (SYR)/ KABIRI Sabereh (IRI) 17-21 21-9 21-17

[QF] BALAN Aparna (IND)/ SAHASRABUDDHE Sampada (IND) bt DEKA Abantika (IND)/ MISHA Ruth (IND) 21-11 19-21 21-16
[QF] PONNAPPA Ashwini (IND)/ SOSALE Nitya (IND) bt JOSE Alphonsa (BRN)/ NAIR Jayashree (BRN) 21-9 21-5

[SF] BALAN Aparna (IND)/ SAHASRABUDDHE Sampada (IND) bt AMIRIPOUR Negin (IRI)/ ZAMANIAN NEJAT ZADEH Sahar (IRI)
[SF] PONNAPPA Ashwini (IND)/ SOSALE Nitya (IND) l (2) REID Charmaine (CAN)/ GRETHER Nicole (GER)

[F] BALAN Aparna (IND)/ SAHASRABUDDHE Sampada (IND) l (2) REID Charmaine (CAN)/ GRETHER Nicole (GER) 16-21 13-21

MXD -
[R1] (1) VALIYAVEETIL Diju (IND)/ MURGUNDE Trupti (IND) Bye
[R1] VIJAY Ram.C. (IND)/ SAHASRABUDDHE Sampada (IND) l AL-DORA Bassel (SYR)/ KAREEM Hadil (SYR) 19-21 21-15 16-21
[R1] BORAH Dibyajyoti (IND)/ DEKA Abantika (IND) bt MOTTIL Junith (BRN)/ MISHA Ruth (IND) 21-12 21-15
[R1] CHETIA Anirban (IND)/ DAS Kristi (IND) bt AWAD Ammar (SYR)/ NAIR Jayashree (BRN) 21-15 21-13
[R1] VISHNU Arun (IND)/ BALAN Aparna (IND) bt AL- SAYED JAFAR Ebrahim Jafar (BRN)/ GRETHER Nicole (GER) 21-15 18-21 21-15

[QF] (1) VALIYAVEETIL Diju (IND)/ MURGUNDE Trupti (IND) bt AL-DORA Bassel (SYR)/ KAREEM Hadil (SYR) 21-17 21-13
[QF] BORAH Dibyajyoti (IND)/ DEKA Abantika (IND) bt REBELLO Ricson (BRN)/ SUNDER Rehana (BRN) 21-9 21-11
[QF] CHETIA Anirban (IND)/ DAS Kristi (IND) bt ABDUL WAHID Nawras (SYR)/ JOSE Alphonsa (BRN) 21-11 21-19
[QF] VISHNU Arun (IND)/ BALAN Aparna (IND) bt KHAN Rashed (BRN)/ REID Charmaine (CAN) 21-13 21-3

[SF] (1) VALIYAVEETIL Diju (IND)/ MURGUNDE Trupti (IND) bt BORAH Dibyajyoti (IND)/ DEKA Abantika (IND)
[SF] VISHNU Arun (IND)/ BALAN Aparna (IND) bt CHETIA Anirban (IND)/ DAS Kristi (IND)

[F] VISHNU Arun (IND)/ BALAN Aparna (IND) bt (1) VALIYAVEETIL Diju (IND)/ MURGUNDE Trupti (IND) 17-21 21-18 21-19