Guwahati, Feb. 16 -- In a blockbuster face-off between the two Indian shuttle queens, Saina Nehwal beat PV Sindhu 21-18, 21-15 to win her fourth title at the Yonex-Sunrise 83rd Senior National Badminton Championships 2018-19, here today.
The men's singles glory was reserved for Sourabh Verma who won his third Nationals title with a 21-18, 21-13 triumph over Asian junior champion Lakshya Sen.
The singles winners were awarded prize money of Rs 3.25 lakhs, while the runners-up got Rs 1.7 lakhs.
Each of the singles semi-finalists and the quarter-finalists got richer by Rs 62,500 and Rs 27,500 respectively.
The showdown between Saina and Sindhu, a repeat of their enthralling final from the previous edition, was undoubtedly the cynosure of...