Meiraba Luwang clinches his second title of 2019
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 27 2019:
M Meiraba Luwang has added yet another feather to his cap as he clinched his second successive title in a gap of 7 days.
After claiming the title at the All India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament on January 20 at Bangalore, the ace shuttler from Manipur went on to claim his second title beating the same ranked 1 opponent Priyanshu Rajawat today in Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh.
The final match of the "Yonex Sunrise" All India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament held under the aegis of Badminton Association of India was a neck to neck competition but the State lad was able to finish the game 22-20, 26-24.Meiraba reached the final beating Sai Charan Koya (AP) [Rank 7] 21-8, 21-14 in the semi-final.
He defeated Govind K (KERALA) [Rank 13] by 2-1 sets in the quarter final after a series of wins against Bhawesh Pandey (UTR), Pranay R (AP) and Amit Rathore of MP in the earlier round clashes.