In Badminton, Indian shuttler Tanya Hemanth clinched the women’s singles crown at the Saipan International 2025 in the Northern Mariana Islands yesterday. The top seed, ranked 86 in the world, defeated Japan’s Kanae Sakai 15-10, 15-8 in the final under the Badminton World Federation’s new 3×15 scoring format.
On her way to the title, Tanya beat Japan’s Ririna Hiramoto in the semi-finals, Singapore’s Lee Xin Yi Megan in the quarter-finals and Japan’s Nodoka Sunakawa in the round of 16.
This is Tanya’s first International Challenge title of the year and the fourth of her career, adding to her wins at the India International (2022), Iran Fajr International (2023), and Bendigo International (2024). She was also runner-up at the Azerbaijan International last year.
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