HYDERABAD: Top seeds Krishna Prasad Garaga and Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy won the men's doubles title at the Telangana India International Challenge, beating fifth seeds Sai Pratheek K and Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi 21-12, 21-18 in 34 minutes in the final at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy.
Garaga, 26, from Kakinada, was part of India's 2022 Thomas Cup-winning team. He was banned for four years after testing positive in an out-of-competition test in February 2024. In January this year, a National Anti-Doping Agency appeal panel set the ban aside, ruling that the evidence did not prove external use of the substance, and restored his results and ranking. His opponent in the final, Sai Pratheek, was his former doubles partner.
Other champions
- Men's singles: Tushar Suveer beat Bharat Raghav 15-21, 21-18, 21-19
- Women's singles: Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj beat Rujula Ramu 16-21, 21-15, 21-14
- Women's doubles: Mei Sudo and Mai Tanabe of Japan
- Mixed doubles: Rodion Alimov and Alina Davletova beat Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Ashwini Ponnappa 19-21, 21-11, 21-13
