Velavan, who had started as a qualifier and even ousted the top seed Aqueel Rehman of Austria in the quarterinal, was in great form against the third seed Mark Fuller of England yesterday.
Finding the right length and playing an attacking game, the Indian had his rival pinned to the background. Velavan seized the initiative and carved out a 12-10, 11-7, 11-9 win.
Elsherbini had earlier stopped the other Indian second seed Harinder Pal Sandhu in the second semi-final in straight games 11-8, 11-6, 11-5.
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