Malnad Falcons recorded their first win in the league after beating Bengaluru in their second Group B game on Monday. Tanya Hemnath was the show’s star for Malnad Falcons as she won both of her matches in the second Group B league tie at the Karnataka Badminton Association Hall. Consequently, Malnad Falcons demolished Bengaluru by 6-1 to register their maiden win.
The International shuttler defeated Rashmi Ganesh 15-5, 15-3 in straight sets and then also won her mixed doubles match with Kiran Kumar. On the other hand, BM Rahul and Chiranjeev Reddy were then able to stun Prakash Raj and Suhas V. Rohith Mariswamy then bested Rudra Shahi to bag two crucial points for his team.
GPBL 2022 Results
Tanya Hemanth bt Rashmi Ganesh 15-5, 15-3.
BM Rahul/Chiranjeevi Reddy bt Prakash Raj/Suhas V 13-15, 15-10, 15-13.
Rohith Mariswamy (Trump) bt Rudra Shahi 15-13, 10-15, 15-9.
Kiran Kumar G/Tanya Hemanth bt Hemanth M Gowda/Gloria Vinayakumar 15-8, 7-15, 15-10.
SM: BM Rahul/Kiran Kumar/Rohith Mariswamy lost to Hemanth M Gowda/Prakash Raj/Suhas V 26-28.
Tanya Hemanth.
Mysore Panthers bt KGF Wolves 5-4Women’s singles Drithi Yateesh bt Janani Ananthkumar 15-14, 15-9.
Men’s doubles
Mithun Manjunath/Pruthvi K Roy bt Bhargav S/Nithin HV (Trump) 11-15, 15-13, 15-13.
Shamanth Rao Kidiyoor lost to Aditya Diwakar 15-10, 7-15, 14-15.
Aravind Kongara/Drithi Yateesh lost to Sanjeeth S/Janani Ananthkumar 15-6, 14-15, 8-15.
SM: Mithun Manjunath/Pruthvi Roy/Shamanth R Kidiyoor bt Bhargav S/Nithin HV/Sanjeeth S 21-16.
Mithun Manjunath.
Points table
| TEAM | TW | TL | TMW | SMW | TP | ||
| 1 | Mandya Bulls | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | KGF Wolves | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Kodaya Tigers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Bengaluru Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Mysore Panthers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Bandipur Tuskers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Mangalore Sharks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Malnad Flacons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3
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