Ajay, Aditi win PSPB titles
Pune   12-Feb-2011

Ajay Jairam of IndianOil and national champion Aditi Mutatkar of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) emerged as winners in the men’s and women’s singles respectively in the PSPB badminton championship at PYC Hindu Gymkhana on Friday.

Ajay Jairam managed to get past gritty Guru Sai Dutt 21-14, 21-16. Ajay, who had the height advantage, came up some superb smashes and drop shots. In the first game, both were going neck and neck until 14 points. Ajay managed to win a series of points after that.

Speaking to TOI after the match, Ajay said that his opponent made several errors at the net which helped him to win the match. He said that he would be participating in the European Circuit (German & Austria Opens) and All-England. Dutt said that he would be concentrating on training at Hyderabad.

Aditi Mutatkar beat her city rival Trupti Murgunde 21-7 (retd).