Rising Odisha badminton star Rutaparna Panda and her younger sisters Swetaparna achieved a rare feat with the former finishing womens doubles runners-up at the Bangladesh International Challenge 2019 in Dhaka, Bangladesh and the latter making her international debut at Badminton Asia Junior Championship in Surabaya, Indonesia this week.
Rutaparna and her India partner Maneesha K settled as runners-up after losing to top seed Malaysia pair of Tan Pearly Koong Le and Thinaah Muralitharan 20-22, 19-21 in the hard-fought women doubles final match at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium in Dhaka today.
Earlier in the semifinals, Rutaparna and Maneesha eliminated second seed Thailand combination of Ruethaichanok Laisuan and Supamart Mingchua 21-15, 24-22.