According to information received here, top seed Manjusha Kanwar of Maharashtra won the women's singles title by beating third seed PVV Lakshmi of Andhra Pradesh 7-11, 11-5, 11-1. Manjusha won Rs 20,000 and Lakshmi got Rs 14,000.

Lakshmi, however, had the consolation of claiming the women's doubles title when she, in partnership with Madhumita Bisht defeated Manjusha Kanwar and Archana Deodhar 15-8, 15-1.

The number of injuries Sushant Saxena had sustained in the past year has played havoc with his game and career. But the Allhabad shuttler put all those bad memories behind him to give a boost to his game as well as career. In the excitingfinal, 25-year-old National Coal Limited employee feasted the packed audience with excellent game to win the singles title by beating his sparring partner. Incidentally this was his major title, both in terms of money as well as significance.

In the women's singles, Manjusha Kanwar came back after a game down against Lakshmi. This was Manjusha's second Grand Prix win this season. Earlier she had won the title at Hyderabad.

Results

Men's singles (SFs):

Abhinn Shyama Gupta (A-I) bt Srikant Bakshi (Rlys) 15-7, 15-6; Sushant Saxena (UP) bt Nikhil Kantekar (A-I) 15-7, 12-15, 15-8. FINAL:

Sushant Saxena (UP) bt Abhinn Shyam Gupta (A-I) 7-15, 15-9, 15-13.

Men's doubles (s-finals):George Thomas and M Bristto w/o Rajeev Bagga and Milind Ghate, P Ismail and Vincent Lobo bt Bhushan Akut and Srikanth Bakshi 15-10, 15-11.

Women's singles (SFs):Manjusha Kanwar (Mah) bt Sampada Shetye (Mah) 11-4, 11-6; PVV Lakshmi (AP) bt CH Dipti (Del) 6-11, 11-3, 11-2. FINAL:

Manjusha Kanwarbt PVV Lakshmi 7-11, 11-5, 11-1.

Women's doubles (SFs):Manusha Kanwar and Archana Deodhar bt Glory Xavier and CH Dipti 15-2, 15-5, PVV Lakshmi and Madhumita Bisht bt Sampada Shetye and BR Meenakshi 15-3, 15-4. FINAL:

PVV Lakshmi and Madhumita Bisht bt Manjusha Kanwar and Archana Deodhar 15-8, 15-1.

Mixed doubles (SFs):Harish Chander and BR Meenakshi bt Vijaydeep and Madhumita Bisht 15-13, 15-14, Milind Ghate and Kirti Kadam bt Vincent Logo and PVV Lakshmi 4-15, 15-8, 15-12. FINAL:

Milind Ghate and Kirti Kadam bt Harish Chander and BR Meenakshi 15-12, 8-15, 15-7.