Purnima bags triple title
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 25 2013:
RK Cinir and N Purnima respectively claimed the men's and women's singles titles of the 58th State Open Badminton Championship organised by Manipur Badminton Association at MBA indoor hall, DMC Campus since September 20 .
RK Cinir outlasted his MPSC colleague W james 21-16, 21-11 in the men's sin-gles final played today while Purnima scripted 21-15, 21-12 victory over Ksh Khelpati to wrest the women's singles crown.
Purnima also claimed the girls' under-17 singles defeating M Somibala 21-10, 21-16 as well as the under-19 title defeating the same opponent 21-14, 21-16 .
The boys' singles under-19 title went to I Yaitomba outlasting RK Devjit 19-21, 21-18, 21-14 as L Unitkumar overwhelmed A Rupachandra 21-8, 21-10 for the boys singles U-17 crown.