Question: H.S. Pronnoy won the men’s singles title of the US Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton Competition defeating…
(a) Sameer Verma
(b) Parupalli Kashyap
(c) Anand Pawar
(d) Rahul Yadav Chittabotania
Ans: (b)
Related facts:-
- 2017 YONEX US OPEN concluded in California, USA (July 19-23, 2017).
- Competition Results:
- Men’s singles
- Winner-H.S. Pronnoy (India)
- Runners-up – Parupalli Kashyap (India)
- Women’s singles
- Winner-Aya Ohori (Japan)
- Runners-up-Michelle Li (Canada)
- Men’s doubles
- Winner-Takuto Inoue and Yuki Kaneko (both Japan)
- Runner-up Lu Ching-Yao and Yang Po-Han (both Chinese Taipei)
- Women’s doubles
- Winner-Lee So Hee and Shin Seung Chan (both South Korea)
- Runner-up Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara (both Japan)
- Mixed Double
- Winner- Seung Jae Seo and Kim Ha-Na (both South Korea)
- Runners-up, Kim Won Ho and Shin Seung-Chan (both South Korea)
- Pranay is the first Indian to win the title of the US Open starting from 1954.
Related Links;-
http://bwfbadminton.com/results/2987/2017-yonex-us-open/podium
http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/prannoy-clinches-us-open-grand-prix-badminton-title/article19340994.ece