Badminton News: Sourabh Verma wins Senior National title

Sourabh Verma completed a hat-trick of titles at the Senior Badminton Nationals, claiming the men’s singles crown after defeating young Lakshya Sen in straight games, in the 83rd edition of the tournament in Guwahati. The 26-year-old, who had won the title in 2011 and 2017, showed great composure and tactical brilliance to outdo the 17-year-old Lakshya, an Asian junior champion, 21-18 21-13 in a lop-sided contest. It was their second meeting in a senior national finals following Sourabh’s victory in 2017. Unfortunately youngster Lakshya Sen put a up great fight but it wasn’t meant to be as Sourabh proved to be the better man.