Nandal outlasts Chaufla to win 4th Racketlon Open

New Delhi: Siddharth Nandal edged out Vikramaditya Chaufla in a gruelling battle to win the elite singles event at the 4th Racketlon Open in Mumbai.

The A category final between Nandal and Chaufla was held at Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana on Sunday with the former prevailing 21-23, 21-16, 21-9, 7-3.

Both Nandal and Chaufla have represented India at the World Racketlon Championship multiple times. Chaufla, a former badminton player, has also represented India in the World University Badminton Championships.

Racketlon is a combination sport in which the competitors are required to play four racket sports: table tennis, badminton, tennis and squash. In the final of the 55 plus category, Krishna Kotak got the better of Sugato Thakur 21-9, 15-21, 11-21, 21-16.