Purva Barve
Shuttlers Purva Barve and Varun Kapur handed India double delight by winning their respective age group sections in the Li Ning-Israel Open 2017. The tournament was held at the Sports Hall, Rishon LeZion in Israel.
Ranked No. 70 in the world, Barve beat World No. 61 Lela Minadze (Russia) 21-6, 21-4 in 18 minutes. Meanwhile, in the Under-15 boys singles, top-seeded Varun emerged undefeated in the league cum knockout format for her first international title.
In the final, Varun steamrolled England’ s Toby Dillingham 21-10, 21-2 to bag his second International title.
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