Atlanta, GA: Atlanta Badminton Club held its first badminton tournament, the Diwali Cup 2013, at its courts in Roswell, GA. Organized by Chandra M. Sivalingam of the club, the week-long tournament commenced on November 9th and ended on Saturday, November 16th.
The title matches included men’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s single, women’s double and mixed doubles. Hamsa Raj and Dao Duong claimed the men’s single and women’s single title respectively.
Here is the list of winners: Men Singles Winner: Hamsa Raj, Runner Up: Tapas Patra
Men Doubles Winner: Suresh Kondoor & Hamsa Raj, Runner Up: Tapas Patra & Vinaya Chandrasekharan
Women Singles Winner: Dao Duong, Runner Up: Vidya Krishnan
Women Doubles Winner: Dao Duong & Vidya Krishnan, Runner: Shyam & Nadini
Mixed Doubles Winner: Dao Duong & Tapas Patra, Runner: Vidya Krishnan & Siva Ramkrishnan.