Tanvi wins maiden Super 300 title at Taipei Open to become youngest champion in event's history

Taipei, Aug. 2 -- Seventeen-year-old Tanvi Sharma claimed her maiden BWF World Tour Super 300 title and etched her name into the history books as the youngest player across any category to win the Taipei Open.

Tanvi delivered a commanding 21-16, 21-16 victory over Vietnam's sixth seed Nguyen Thuy Linh in Sunday's women's singles final.

This historic triumph makes Tanvi only the second Indian women's singles player to conquer the Taipei Open, joining Saina Nehwal (2008).

The win ends a 17-year title drought for India at the event, marking the nation's third overall victory since the mixed doubles pairing of Jwala Gutta and V Diju won during the tournament's Grand Prix Gold era in 2009.

In the opening game, Tanvi quickly asserted her domi...