Saina Nehwal won Denmark Open Badminton Title

Oct 22, 2012, 17:31 IST

Sports Current Affairs 2012.The World No. 4 badminton player Saina Nehwal on 21 October 2012 won the Denmark Open Super Series Premier tournament by defeating the German badminton player Juliane Schenk by 21-17 21-8

The World No. 4 badminton player Saina Nehwal on 21 October 2012 won the Denmark Open Super Series Premier tournament by defeating the German badminton player Juliane Schenk by 21-17 21-8.

She was competing in the women's single final category badminton match in Odense, Denmark and was Playing without the chief national coach and her mentor Pullela Gopi Chand,

This title is counted to be her sixth Super Series title and the first title outside Asia. Her previous titles came in Indonesia (2009, 2010, 2012), Singapore (2010) and Hong Kong (2010).

Saina Nehwal, was competing in her first tournament after the London Games, which fetched her $30000 prize money.
The victory is another milestone in career history of the Indian shuttle Saina Nehwal who had successfully defended her Swiss Open title by defeating world number two Wang Shixian of China in March 2012.

In June 2012, Saina had won the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold title thereafter she had also won  the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier by defeating world number three Li Xuerui of China.

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