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in a thrilling three setter finals. He also added another title to his name by won the
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Sameer Verma & PC Thulasi upset top seeds to clinch
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in straight sets in the group stage. Verma lost the hard-fought semi-finals against
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1719:"Action-Packed Season Ahead!"
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83:60 kg (132 lb)
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1149:Iran Fajr International
1061:Syed Modi International
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437:In 2018, Verma won the
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16:Indian badminton player
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591:National Sports Centre
1186:Bahrain International
467:Kantaphon Wangcharoen
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32:Personal information
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1492:21–13, 3–6 retired
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1100:BWF Grand Prix Gold
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1800:BWF World Rankings
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1161:Niluka Karunaratne
678:Zulfadli Zulkiffli
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