Published: April 4, 2026 at 5:16 pm
Elegans Eagles defeated Porus Panther in the inaugural tie of the FNCC-Pullela Gopichand Badminton League at the Film Nagar Cultural Centre in Hyderabad on Saturday.
Elegans Eagles clinched the tie by virtue of losing fewer points as both teams had won five matches each. Eagles had 112 losing points while Porus Panther had 125 losing points.
Porus Panther’s Hamsini began with a bang as she scored a 15-9, 15-12 win over Aaryama of Elegans Eagles in the first match of the encounter
Panther’s Hamsini began with a bang as she scored a 15-9, 15-12 win over Aaryama. However, Chinmay and Tazuwala brought Eagles back into contention by defeating Satwik and Shankar respectively in their singles matches. Chinmay won 15-10, 15-13 and Tazuwala prevailed 15-14, 15-8.
Bonam scored a 15-8, 15-10 win over Disha Santosh and the men’s doubles pair of Niranjan and Satwik defeated Krishan and Sai Raman 15-8, 15-14 to put Panther back on top.
Pranav Ram defeated Pranav Rao 12-15, 15-14, 15-14 and then Shreyanshi tamed Ilisha 15-12, 15-6 to help Eagles stay in the contest.
Panther’s Aadhya defeated Kanvika 15-13, 15-10 and then the women’s doubles pair Srinidhi and Aananya prevailed over Varna and Riddhima 15-4, 14-15, 15-12.
Shreyanshi tamed Ilisha 15-12, 15-6 to help Eagles stay in the contest
In the final match, Pranit of Eagles defeated Sai Vasan 15-7, 15-13 to clinch the issue for the Eagles.
Results: Elegans Eagles (112) beat Porus Panther (125)
Men’s singles: Pranit (Elegans Eagles) beat Sai Vasan (Porus Panther) 15-7, 15-13; Pranav Ram (Elegans Eagles) beat Pranav Rao (Porus Panther) 12-15, 15-14, 15-14; Tazuwala (Elegans Eagles) beat Shankar (Porus Panther) 15-14, 15-8; Chinmay (Elegans Eagles) beat Satwik (Porus Panther) 15-10, 15-13.
Women’s singles: Hamsini (Porus Panther) beat Aaryama (Elegans Eagles) 15-9, 15-12; Bonam (Porus Panther) beat Disha Santosh (Elegans Eagles) 15-8, 15-10; Shreyanshi (Elegans Eagles) beat IIisha (Porus Panther) 15-12, 15-6; Aadhya (Porus Panther) beat Kanvika (Elegans Eagles) 15-13, 15-10.
Tazuwala of Elegans Eagles prevailed over Shankar of Porus Panther 15-14, 15-8
Men’s doubles: Niranjan/ Satvik (Porus Panther) beat Krishna/ Sai Raman (Elegans Eagles) 15-8, 15-14.
Women’s doubles: Srinidhi/ Aananya (Porus Panther) beat Varan/ Riddhima (Elegans Eagles) 15-4, 14-15, 15-12.
Tomorrow’s match: FNCC Lions v/s Yavuputra Tigers.
