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Tata Open India International Challenge 2010

Tata Open India international Badminton Challenge was organised by Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy in association with the Tata group. The event went international this time with more than 50 international players participating from 21st to 25th December 2010 in Mumbai. Sportzworkz covered the event and produced a one hour show which was telecast on Ten Sports.

With the Prize money of 15,000 US Dollar at stake, leading international players like Indonesians Alamsyah Yonus, Tommy Sugiarto, Malaysian Misbun Ramdan, Russian Stanislav Pukhov and American Daniel Gouw took part in the competition. Top Indian shuttlers comprising Anup Sridhar, Aravind Bhat, Ajay Jayram, Anand Pawar, Trupti Murugunde and Sayali Gokhale too participated in the event.

India’s P C Thulasi beat Indonesian Fransiska Ratnasari to win the women’s singles title while Thai pair of Savitree Amitapai and Somsri Nessara beat compatriot Nitchaon Jindapol and Pattharaporn Jindapol to clinch the women’s doubles title. 

Top seed Yunus Alamsyah of Indonesia beat compatriot Tommy Sugiarto to capture the men’s singles title. In the men's doubles category Indonesian pair of Joko Riyadi and Ukikasah Yoga beat Indian pair of Akshay Dewalkar and Arun Vishnu.

Patipat Chalardchaleam and Savitree Amitapai of Thailand beat Arun Vishnu and Aparna Balan of India to bag the mixed doubles title.

Presence of Bollywood diva Deepika Padukone during the prize distribution added the glamour quotient to the event. 

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