33rd Inter district and 59th veteran Badminton championship
Imphal West down Imphal East to lift champions trophy
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 30 2014:
Displaying better grit and skill, Imphal West district carved out a 2-1 win over Imphal East district to bag the 33rd Inter district Badminton Championship title and 59 Veteran State Badminton Championship title at the Indoor Stadium located within the campus of DM College today.
Participated by 7 seven units, Imphal West prevailed upon Imphal East in a competitive final by a margin of 2-1 .
Played on the basis of best of three, in the first match of the final today, Imphal East went ahead when Amusana carved out an easy 21-6, 21-14 win over Benu Salam of Imphal West.
Things however took a different turn in the second match (doubles), when the pair of RK Robinsana and H Jugin over came W Amusana and AK Brogen by 19-21, 21-12, 21-15 to tie the score.
The deciding match (singles) ultimately went in favour of Imphal West as Y Premabanta of Imphal East failed to turn up gifting the match and the title to Imphal West.
In the earlier matches, Imphal West overcame MPSC 2-1 in the quarter finals and 2-1 against Thoubal in the semi finals to set up the summit clash with Imphal East today.
Imphal East emerged the champion in the last edition of the tournament.
The tournament started yesterday and was organised by the Manipur Badminton Association.