Nagpur: Lakshya Sen overcame a fighting Maisnam Meiraba in a men’s singles match while Rutvika Shivani had an easy outing against Mansi Singh in the women’s singles event of the National Badminton Championship, on Sunday.
Lakshya pipped Maisnam 21-13, 12-21, 21-13 in his fourth round while Rutvika Shivani beat Mansi 21-8, 21-11 in her match.
Also winning was the mixed doubles duo of Manu Attri and Maneesha K, who defeated Sumit Reddy and Arathi Sunil 17-21, 21-19, 21-11.
The Men’s Singles match between Lakshya and Maisnam proved to be a neck and neck first game. Both the players were giving a tough fight as they did not allow the other to get away with the game easily. Finally, it was Lakshya Sen who stamped his name.