Slovenia International: National champion Sourabh Verma clinches men's singles title

National champion Sourabh Verma clinched the Slovenia International title after defeating Minoru Koga of Japan 21-17, 21-12 in the men’s singles final in Medvode on Sunday.

In the semi-finals, Verma saved two match points against Denmark’s Karan Rajan Rajarajan as he won 21-13 16-21 25-23.

He was a lot more assured in the summit clash as he managed to race to sizeable leads after the break in both the games in the 36-minute encounter.

Scintillating Sourabh!

's @sourabhverma09 one step away from the title of #SloveniaInternational 2019; smashes  his way into the finals in a thrilling 21-13 16-21 25-23 win over  shuttler #KaranRajarajan. #IndiaontheRise #badminton pic.twitter.com/6skUa23Yy8

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) May 18, 2019

In the women's doubles, Sanjana Santosh and Pooja Dhandu went down 21-14, 22-20 in the final against England’s Jenny Moore and Victoria Williams.

Earlier last month, Sourabh Verma and Lakshya Sen lost in the second round of the Denmark International tournament. The 26-year old Indian shuttler, previously, had also completed a hat-trick of titles at the Senior Badminton Nationals.