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Tanvi Patri Stuns Two Top-100 Players to Win Pontianak
Tanvi Patri is a 15-year-old badminton player from India.
She won a tournament called the Pontianak International Challenge in Indonesia.
Before the final, she beat Rachel Chan, one of the tournament’s strongest players.
Chan is ranked 51st in the world.
In the final, Tanvi played Kim Min Sun from South Korea.
Kim is ranked 82nd in the world.
Tanvi won the final very quickly, in just 32 minutes.
This was her first tournament win of the season.
India’s 15-year-old Tanvi Patri won the Pontianak International Challenge in Indonesia.
World No. 132 Patri defeated top seed Rachel Chan, ranked No. 51, in the semifinal.
Patri beat Canada’s Rachel Chan 21-9, 21-19 in straight games.
In the final, Patri defeated South Korea’s Kim Min Sun, ranked No. 82.
The 32-minute 21-5, 21-6 victory gave Patri her first title of the season.
- Who
- India’s 15-year-old badminton player Tanvi Patri, along with Rachel Chan and Kim Min Sun.
- What
- Tanvi Patri won the Pontianak International Challenge after defeating two top-100 players.
- Where
- Pontianak, Indonesia.
- When
- She won the final on Sunday after playing the semifinal the previous day.
- Why
- She advanced by defeating Rachel Chan in the semifinal and Kim Min Sun in the final.
Key facts
- Winner
- Tanvi Patri of India
- Age
- 15
- World ranking
- No. 132
- Semifinal result
- Defeated Rachel Chan 21-9, 21-19
- Final result
- Defeated Kim Min Sun 21-5, 21-6
- Final duration
- 32 minutes
- Season milestone
- First title of the season
Sources
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