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Published: 28/07/2010 12:31 -
Updated: 28/07/2010 12:33
Rajav Ouseph gave English badminton a huge boost by lifting the men’s singles title at the Yonex US Open in Orange County, Los Angeles.
The 23-year-old third seed who trains in MK defeated France’s ninth seed Brice Leverdez 21-17 21-9 in 30 minutes.
He dropped just two games in the whole tournament in his opening win and in the semi-finals and the victory made up for his disappointing early exit at the Canadian Open just over a week ago, as well as avenging team-mate Carl Baxter’s defeat by Leverdez in the third round in Los Angeles.
Ouseph must now wait until tomorrow (Thursday) to see if the ranking points he collects for his US triumph will be enough to lift Great Britain’s highest-ranked singles player the two places he needs to take him into the world’s top 20 for the first time.
Further down the line he also has next year’s World Championships and the Olympic Games to look forward to.
The 23-year-old third seed who trains in MK defeated France’s ninth seed Brice Leverdez 21-17 21-9 in 30 minutes.
He dropped just two games in the whole tournament in his opening win and in the semi-finals and the victory made up for his disappointing early exit at the Canadian Open just over a week ago, as well as avenging team-mate Carl Baxter’s defeat by Leverdez in the third round in Los Angeles.
Ouseph must now wait until tomorrow (Thursday) to see if the ranking points he collects for his US triumph will be enough to lift Great Britain’s highest-ranked singles player the two places he needs to take him into the world’s top 20 for the first time.
Further down the line he also has next year’s World Championships and the Olympic Games to look forward to.
