 "Russian Open: Indian shuttlers Ruthvika Shivani Gadde, Sikki Reddy-Pranaav Chopra strike gold")
Vladivostok (Russia): Indian shuttlers signed off an impressive campaign at the Russian Open Grand Prix, notching up the women’s singles as well as the mixed doubles titles in Vladivostok on Sunday. Fourth seed Ruthvika Shivani Gadde emerged triumphant in the women’s singles event, beating local favourite Evgeniya Kosetskaya 21-10, 21-13 in a 26-minute contest.
Great week here in Vladivostok. Won my first ever Grand Prix tittle in Russia💪Thank u everyone for ur support # champion #happyme 😊😊 pic.twitter.com/YtEa9QqDWu
— Ruthvika Shivani (@RuthvikaS) October 9, 2016
In the mixed doubles final, N Sikki Reddy and Pranaav Chopra edged past the Russian duo of Vladimir Ivanov and Valeria Sorokina 21-17 21-19 to claim the top honours.
The mixed doubles duo of @pranaav6 and @sikkireddy are on a roll! After clinching the Brazil GP, they win Gold in the #RussiaGP!! Congrats
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) October 9, 2016
However, it was heartbreak for Siril Verma who lost 21-16, 19-21, 10-21 to Malaysia’s Zulfadli Zulkiffli in the men’s singles final after battling it out for over an hour. For Ruthvika, it was her second title of the year after the South Asian Games, where she had upstaged Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu in the final.
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