Indian shuttler Anmol Kharb beat Switzerland’s Milena Schnider 21-12, 21-8 in the final to clinch the Polish International 2024 title in Lublin, Poland on Sunday.
Seeded first in the women’s singles category, Kharb started off the International Series tournament with a 21-17, 21-16 win against Denmark’s Amalie Schulz in the Round of 32.
The 17-year-old from Haryana continued besting her opponents in straight games on her way to the final. She beat Lithuania’s Samanta Golubickaite 21-9, 21-17, Ukraine’s Sofiia Lavrova 21-12, 21-17, and Denmark’s Frederikke Lund 21-15, 21-12.
It was Kharb’s second consecutive title win after she clinched the Belgian International 2024. In Belgium’s Leuven, she’d beaten Schulz in the final which was a three-game thriller.
After the Indian took the lead with a 24-22 win in the first game, the Danish shuttler bounced back with a 21-12 win in the second game.
The World No. 165 Kharb wrapped up the win after overwhelming her opponent in the third game with a score of 21-10.
Kharb has accumulated a total prize money worth Rs. 20,87,011 (USD 25,000) from the said tournaments.