US Open Grand Prix Gold

US Open Grand Prix Gold 2017

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