In an all PSPB final between two Olympians, 19-year old Soumyajit got the better of former title holder and veteran Achanta Shaarath Kamal 4-1 (15-13, 11-7, 11-9, 9-11 and 15-13) while national champion Poulomi Ghatak defeated Vidya Deshpande to regain the title also by 4-1 (10-12, 11-7, 11-8, 11-7 and 11-8).

Soumyajit became richer by Rs 75,000 whle Poulami received a purse of Rs 58,000.

An ecstatic Samyajit, a native of Siliguri in North Bengal after the match said,"This was the best match I have ever played. To beat Sharath, I needed to bring out my best and I did exactly that."

Earlier, in the men doubles final Soumyajit partnering Harmeet Desai defeated the duo of Devesh Kariya and Sayan Paul Roy 3-1 (1

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First Published: Aug 27 2012 | 5:45 PM IST

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