Saarbrucken (Germany): India’s Subhankar Dey capped of a dream week as he upset fifth seed Rajeev Ouseph in straight games to win the SaarLorLux Open badminton tournament here, Sunday.
The unseeded Subhankar got the better of England’s Ouseph 21-11, 21-14 in just 34 minutes in the final played Sunday. The 25-year-old, who was meeting Ouseph for the first time, had no trouble in the first game winning seven consecutive points to wrap up the game 21-11.
In the second game, however, Ouesph, ranked 37, came back stronger but the World No.64 Indian won five consecutive points to end the competition.
“It is the biggest achievement of my life. I had expected to work really hard in the rallies but they turned out to be short. I am playing really well right now and I like it,” Subhankar said after the match.
“I did a lot of homework and it paid off. I watched his games. I was patient and relaxed and I knew I had nothing to lose,” he said referring to his opponent in the final.
Earlier in the semifinals, Subhankar had to battle it out against Ren Pengbo of China. The Indian overcame a nerve-wracking contest to win 21-18, 11-21, 24-22. He had got the better of former Olympic champion Lin Dan in the second round.
