Badminton Badminton Senior National-ranking Badminton: Kiran George beats C. Rahul to clinch title Kiran George, the reigning Junior National champion, rallied from a game down to defeat fourth seed C. Rahul Yadav 18-21, 21-9, 21-18 and claim the men's singles title. Team Sportstar 28 April, 2019 18:27 IST Aakarshi Kashyap and Kiran George, who emerged singles champions at the Yonex Sunrise Senior National ranking badminton tournament at the KBA courts on Sunday. - SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Team Sportstar 28 April, 2019 18:27 IST A week after disappointment in the final in Kozhikode, Kerala's Kiran George delivered a fine performance to clinch the Yonex Sunrise Senior National-ranking badminton tournament at the KBA courts here on Sunday. Kiran, the reigning Junior National champion, rallied from a game down to defeat fourth seed C. Rahul Yadav 18-21, 21-9, 21-18 and claim the men's singles title. "It's a huge win. I'm winning a senior tournament after two years, so it's a boost for me," he said.AAI's Aakarshi Kashyap, also the current Junior National champion, secured the women's singles title, seeing off Railways' Riya Mookerjee 21-13, 21-14. In the men's doubles final, second seeds Krishna Prasad and Dhruv Kapila overcame Rupesh Kumar & V. Diju 21-17, 19-21, 21-15 in a hard-fought contest. Meanwhile, National champions Shikha Gautam and Ashwini Bhat eased to victory in the women's doubles final, defeating Keyura Mopati and Rutaparna Panda 21-11, 21-17.The results (all finals):Men: Singles: Kiran George (Ker) bt Rahul Yadav (Tel) 18-21, 21-9, 21-18.Doubles: Krishna Prasad & Dhruv Kapila (AP/AI) bt Rupesh Kumar & V. Diju (Pet) 21-17, 19-21, 21-15.Women: Singles: Aakarshi Kashyap (AAI) bt Riya Mookerjee (Rly) 21-13, 21-14.Doubles: Shikha Gautam & Ashwini Bhat (AI/Kar) bt Keyura Mopati & Rutaparna Panda (Tel/Odi) 21-11, 21-17.Mixed Doubles: Dhruv Kapila & Rutaparna Panda (AI/Odi) bt Sangram Chutia & Manali Bora (Asm) 21-13, 21-19. Read more stories on Badminton. For more updates, follow Sportstar on :