Ayush clinches maiden BWF World Tour title at U.S. Open; Tanvi finishes runner-up

Rising shuttler #Ayush Shetty notched up his first BWF World Tour title with a commanding straight-games victory over Canada’s Brian Yang within the males’s singles last of the US Open Super 300, ending India’s title drought this season.

The 20-year-old, a 2023 junior world championships bronze winner, defeated the third seeded Yang 21-18, 21-13 in 47 minutes on Sunday to cap off a formidable week, which included a come-from-behind win in opposition to high seed Chou Tien Chen within the semifinals.

It was Shetty’s third victory over Yang, having defeated him twice earlier this yr at #Malaysia and Taipei Open.

In the ladies’s singles last, 16-year-old Tanvi Sharma completed runner-up after a preventing three-game loss to high seed #Beiwen Zhang of the United States.

Playing her first World Tour last, the unseeded teenager went down 11-21, 21-16, 10-21 in 46 minutes.

Shetty vs Yang

The males’s singles last started evenly with scores tied at 6-6, however Shetty, seeded fourth, surged forward with a string of winners to guide 11-6 on the interval.

Yang narrowed the hole to 13-11 and drew stage at 16-16, however Shetty regained management with well-placed pictures to safe the opening recreation with a decisive leap smash.

The second recreation noticed the #Mangalore shuttler race to a 7-2 lead earlier than Yang briefly caught up, however the Indian maintained composure, mixing variations and sharp defence to maintain his opponent at bay.

Leading 17-12, Shetty closed out the match with a cross-court punch adopted by a robust smash to seal his maiden World Tour title.

Shetty had reached the finals of 2023 Odisha Masters Super 100 match, moreover making the summit conflict on the 2023 #Bahrain International and 2024 Dutch Open.

Sharma vs Zhang

In the ladies’s singles last, Sharma struggled to settle early as Zhang constructed an 11-5 lead within the opening recreation, which the Indian could not breach.

In the second recreation, Sharma got here out attacking, taking a 4-0 lead and sustaining her benefit regardless of Zhang pushing her with lengthy rallies.

From 11-9 on the interval, Sharma continued her aggressive strategy, forcing errors from Zhang and taking the sport to pressure a decider.

However, Sharma ran out of steam within the third recreation as Zhang surged to an 11-4 lead on the break and closed out the match comfortably to say the title.