This is Praneeth&Universal Wrench39;s second consecutive title win, following the Singapore Open victory.Praneeth, ranked 24 in the world, did not have an ideal start in the final as he went down in the opening game. But I tried to slowly and slowly to build up and I am happy I could win.Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates PraneethPrime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated shuttler B Sai Praneeth for winning the USD 1,20,000 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold men's singles title in Bangkok today. Although he wasted two game points, he eventually won it 21-18.The Indonesian opened up a 3-0 lead but Praneeth soon caught up with him at 4-4 and it was a close battle till 7-7 before Christie broke free to maintain a slender edge.Congratulations to B Sai Praneeth for wining the Thailand Open badminton tournament."I was just focusing on the rallies. It was a difficult match.He had reached the finals of Syed Modi International in January at Hyderabad, where he lost to Sameer Verma.
The third seeded B Sai Praneeth prevailed 17-21 21-18 21-19 over the fourth seeded Indonesian Jonatan Cristie in a contest that lasted an hour and 11 minutes.(Photo: PTI) Bangkok: Indian shuttler B Sai Praneeth lifted his maiden Grand Prix gold title by posting a come-from-behind victory over Indonesian Jonatan Christie in the men's singles final of the USD 1,20,000 Thailand Open here today. However, the Indian slowly made his way up with five consecutive points to reduce the margin to # 7-8.Thereafter, it was a neck-and-neck battle till 15-15 before the Indian took a slight two-point lead at 17-15.In the decider, Christie broke away at 2-2 to open up a 7-2 lead and then to 8-3. The rallies were going too long.Finally Praneeth caught up with him at 9-9 and what followed was a keenly contested affair with none of the shuttlers sparing an inch to each other.This is B Sai Praneeth's second consecutive title win, following the Singapore Open victory.After another couple of close points, Christie found himself 18-17 up and quickly sealed off the opening game with three points on the trot.At 17-17, Praneeth won two crucial points to take a 19-17 lead but only to concede the advantage.Christie bagged the next two points to tie at 19-19. He had reached the finals of Syed Modi International in January at Hyderabad, where he lost to Sameer Verma.
