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Shriyanshi Valishetty, 18, Wins First BWF Super 100 Title at Al Ain Masters

The Telangana shuttler rallied from a game down to defeat Tasnim Mir 15-21, 22-20, 21-7 in a 49-minute final.

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Overview

  • Both finalists reached their first senior title match in an all-Indian showdown.
  • Valishetty seized control in the decider with a 15-point run that closed out the match.
  • The event was a BWF Super 100 tournament with a $120,000 purse held in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
  • Seeded seventh, Valishetty trains at the Pullela Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad.
  • In the semifinals, Valishetty beat Indonesia’s Chiara Marvella Handoyo 21-11, 21-12, while Mir, a former World Junior No. 1, overcame Turkey’s Neslihan Arin 9-21, 21-17, 21-10.