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Tanisha-Ishaan settle for silver in Scotland

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PANJIM: Goa’s Tanisha Crasto along with her partner Ishaan Bhatnagar from Chhattisgarh emerged runners up in mixed doubles at the Scottish Open 2021 International Challenge Badminton Tournament, held at Glasgow, Scotland. 

Tanisha / Ishaan defeated  the eight seeded Scottish pair of Alexander Dunn and Scociara Torrance 21-14, 21-11 in the quarterfinals, followed by a 21-19, 21-14 win over  Denmark's Jesper Toft / Denclara Graversen in the semifinals. 

In the finals, the Indian pair, who are the reigning junior National champions, went down to fifth seeds, Callum Hemming / Jessica Pugh (England) with a 21-15, 21-17 score line to settle for silver.

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