Vikramaditya Chaufla beats Russian veteran on way to Indian Racketlon Open title

Mumbai: India captain Vikramaditya Chaufla waded through a competitive international field to lift the Willingdon Indian Racketlon Open trophy here.

Chaufla, who has multiple World Championship medals to his name, had to dig deep to get the better of compatriot Animesh Kejriwal in the final of the B category held here over the weekend. The final scoreline read 21–18, 21–10, 10–21, 19–18 in Chaufla's favour.

The semifinal against Russian veteran Dmitry Dubovenko was an absorbing battle of attrition before the Indian prevailed 9–21, 21–16, 21–16, 21–17. Racketlon is a fast growing sport where the competitors are required to play four racket sports: table tennis, badminton, tennis and squash.

The tournament — an international Super World Tour event — was hosted alongside the World Tour Finals featuring the world’s top eight men and women.

The championship was organised by the Willingdon Sports Club with guidance from Ajoy Bhandare and Nikhil Bhandare.

Also instrumental to the success of the event's second edition were contributions from RISA president KK Cheema (sport's governing body in India) and FIR chief Duncan Stahl (sport's world body).