Mumbai Rockets beat Awadhe Warriors in PBL

In the Premier Badminton League(PBL), Sameer Verma and Anders Antonsen combined to help Mumbai Rockets beat Awadhe Warriors in Pune on Monday.

   

The World No. 18 Antonsen stunned the former World No. 1 Son Wan Ho to give the crucial lead to Mumbai . In a highly exciting finish to the match, a charged up Antonsen kept coming back every time Son got a point before he sneaked past the Korean to take the 6-15, 15-11, 15-14 win. 

Sameer



Verma then completed the job for the two-time runners-up with a three-game victory over Lee Dong Keun .World No. 12 Sameer beat Malaysian  Lee Dong 15-11, 8-15, 15-11.  

Earlier,Awadhe Warriors won the women's singles match, while Mumbai won the men's doubles.

Today, the Pune leg will conclude with Hyderabad Hunters taking on North Eastern Warriors  at 7 p.m.