PM Modi congratulates Sai Praneeth for Thailand Open triumph

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated shuttler B Sai Praneeth for winning the $1,20,000

Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold

men's singles title in Bangkok on Sunday.

"Congratulations to B Sai Praneeth for wining the Thailand Open badminton tournament. India is elated on the accomplishment: PM @narendramodi," tweeted the official handle of the Prime Minister.



The third seeded Indian prevailed 17-21 21-18 21-19 over fourth seeded Indonesian

Jonatan Christie

in a contest that lasted an hour and 11 minutes.

This was Praneeth's maiden Grand Prix Gold and second consecutive overall title win, following the

Singapore Open

victory.

He had reached the finals of

Syed Modi International

in January at Hyderabad, where he lost to Sameer Verma.