Wogute retains Baroda Bank Badminton crown
ABRAHAM Wogute retained the Baroda badminton Open men’s title after second seed Ivan Karimunda retired in the second set due to an injury.
By Norman Katende
Results
Men
Wogute bt Karimunda (rtd)
Women
Namusisi bt Najjuka 2-0
Women doubles
Namusisi/Wamalwa
bt Nabawesi/Najjuka 2-0
Men doubles
Ekiring/Wogute
bt Karimunda/Kabindi 2-0
Mixed doubles
Ekiring/Nakalya
bt Bagamba/Nattabi 2-0
ABRAHAM Wogute retained the Baroda badminton Open men’s title after second seed Ivan Karimunda retired in the second set due to an injury.
Karimunda had taken the first set 15-13, and was looking to further upset Wogute whom he beat in the Roofings Open semi-final 2-1 last month.
But luck was not on his side, failing to tame him in the second set as Wogute limped off when he was down 8-2.
Gloria Najjuka, who had taken the girls’ U-18 title was denied her maiden Open title by Ritah Namusisi, who beat her 11-4, 11-9.
National top seed Edwin Ekiring, fresh from a badminton academy in South Africa combined with Wogute and then Rose Nakalya to lift the men’s and mixed doubles (15-6, 15-1), (15-7, 15-8) respectively in the last tournament on the 2005 badminton calendar.
Results
Men
Wogute bt Karimunda (rtd)
Women
Namusisi bt Najjuka 2-0
Women doubles
Namusisi/Wamalwa
bt Nabawesi/Najjuka 2-0
Men doubles
Ekiring/Wogute
bt Karimunda/Kabindi 2-0
Mixed doubles
Ekiring/Nakalya
bt Bagamba/Nattabi 2-0
ABRAHAM Wogute retained the Baroda badminton Open men’s title after second seed Ivan Karimunda retired in the second set due to an injury.
Karimunda had taken the first set 15-13, and was looking to further upset Wogute whom he beat in the Roofings Open semi-final 2-1 last month.
But luck was not on his side, failing to tame him in the second set as Wogute limped off when he was down 8-2.
Gloria Najjuka, who had taken the girls’ U-18 title was denied her maiden Open title by Ritah Namusisi, who beat her 11-4, 11-9.
National top seed Edwin Ekiring, fresh from a badminton academy in South Africa combined with Wogute and then Rose Nakalya to lift the men’s and mixed doubles (15-6, 15-1), (15-7, 15-8) respectively in the last tournament on the 2005 badminton calendar.