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Hyderabad Hotshots squalled into the grand finale of the inaugural Indian Badminton League (IBL) by beating Pune Pistons hands down at 3-0.
Hyderabad's star shuttler Saina Nehwal outdid Pune's Juliane Schenk 21-10, 19-21, 11-8 in the decisive match of women's singles while Ajay Jayaram pulled off a surprising victory over the top-ranked Tien Minh Nyugen 21-17, 21-11 in men's singles to make it to the finals.
Even in the doubles, Hotshots' team of Goh V Shem and Wah Lim Khim cinched a victory against Pune's Joachim Fischer and Sanave Thomas 16-21, 21-14, 11-7.
AW: Suchorita Dutta