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2nd Singtam Badminton Tournament ends; Nepal and Namchi wins two titles each

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29.01.23, Singtam: Shuttler duo Ramesh Bhattachan and Bishnu Lal Shrestha from Nepal defeated the Darjeeling duo of Dr. Probin Mokhtan and Nirkumar Rana in an exciting mixed doubles 60 plus final of the 2nd Singtam Open Badminton Tournament 2023 held at Indoor Sports Complex, Singtam. The 60-plus final was declared the most exciting match of the day.



The final day guests included Dr. MK Sharma, Health Minister and Area MLA, LB Das, UD&HD Minister, Rohit Raj Maharaj, Advisor to CM, SB Gurung, Singtam SHO, members of Singtam Nagar Panchayat, families of Nirmala Devi Foundation and others.


Khush Gurung and MB Rana, the other Nepal shuttlers in the finals of 45+ had a memorable win over the Assamese duo of Pranab Das and Batab Neog.  In an exhibition match held between the teams of Dr. MK Sharma and LB Das, the former won the match.


In the other six categories final played on the last day of the tournament, Allen Rongkup and Santanu Bose (MBC) won both their 35+ mixed doubles and 40+ mixed doubles titles defeating Hemant Rai and Arjun Tamang (BAJ) & Prasanjit Shah and Mahesh Chettri (MBC) respectively.


The much-awaited Men’s Doubles finals saw the teams of the Badminton Association of Namchi facing each other. The duo of Nim Tenzing Sherpa and Kusal Tamang defeated Abhishek Pradhan and Prasan Chettri. Nim Tenzing Sherpa took home the second prized Mixed Doubles title with Selina Rai after beating Kusal Lama and Sarika Rai (both representing BAN).


In the Women’s Doubles, the team of Anisha Rai and Sarika Rai defeated Indu Rana and Surekha Rai. Both teams represented the Badminton Association of Namchi. In the 50+ Men’s Doubles final, the Assamese pair of Pranab Das and Batab Neog defeated Bhanu Pradhan and RK Gajmer, opponents from Jorethang.

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