Dubai: Prabhakaran Menon and Erma Gallario overcame the strong challenge from Manoj Mathews and Meeta Bhandari to win the title in the Veteran Mixed Doubles of the Western Union UAE Open Badminton Tournament at the India Club. They won 21-16, 11-21, 21-19.
Results: Men's Singles: Vivek Nair bt Han Tsae Juan 24-22, 21-17;Rohit Haridas bt Sibi C. V. 21-16, 21-17; Sarfraz Ahamed bt ShameeJ Kunnumel 22-20, 21-12; Johnson Joseph bt Abhishek Singh 21-14, 20-22, 21-12 Mixed Doubles category: Shibil C. P. / Agna Anto Bt Kirthi Lobo / Christine Acutina 21-6, 21-4; Rohit Haridas / Meeta Bhandari bt Gregory George / Astrid D'Souza 21-3, 21-3; Men Doubles category: Madhu M. / Hamza Bin Mohd. Yunnus bt Rajesh Balaram / Shaki Lal 21-19, 21-18; Vijay Lachwani / Paresh Amarnani bt Pramod Mohan / Merzyan B. 21-4, 21-12; Saidu Ali / Naveen Chacko bt A. A. Shajahan / Naveen Pradeeep 21-11, 21-11 Veteran Mix Doubles Category (Above 40 Yrs ): Prabhakaran Menon / Erma Gallario bt Manoj Mathews / Meeta Bhandari 21-16, 11-21, 21-19.
