Odisha Open Final LIVE: Unnati Hooda and Kiran George win Gold, Updates, Results, Scores, Blog
Hooda levels up with Toshniwal at 17 ALL!
Both players are keeping toe to toe of each other and Hooda makes a comeback to level up. Smit Toshniwal's angled shots can cause trouble to Hooda though, the youngster had better be careful.
Unnati Hooda is attacking now and the gap is reducing!
Unnati Hooda is engaging in a lot of long rallies now and she is using a lot of well-angled shots. Smit Toshniwal's shot-making is also impressive - it's quite the fight here!
The rallies are getting longer now - Hooda comes out on top!
Unnati Hooda is taking her time to warm up but Smit Toshniwal is making a few unforced errors here, inviting trouble.
Hooda lags behind at 10-7 in the opening game but both players look ready to swing the momentum either way!
Both Unnati Hooda and Smit Toshniwal caused upsets en route to the finals!
Smit Toshniwal saw off Ashmita Chaliha while Unnati Hooda showed the door to Malvika Bansod to set up this clash.
Next up - Unnati Hooda vs Smit Toshniwal!
We are now all set, to begin with the Women's Singles final where Unnati Hooda, the young badminton sensation, will take on fellow Indian Smit Toshniwal for the Odisha Open title.
Can Unnati pull off another stunner? We wait and find out!
MR Arjun/Treesa Jolly went down fighting to Sri Lanka in the Mixed Doubles Finals
MR Arjun/Treesa Jolly gave it their everything against the Sri Lankan pair but were not able to convert the match to a win.
Unnati Hooda has become the talk of Indian badminton town!
This youngster is really showing some spunk and even defeated Syed Modi International finalist Malvika Bansod in a tight semi-final clash to book her place in the finals!
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