{"id":1683,"date":"2011-12-25T07:45:59","date_gmt":"2011-12-25T07:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=1683"},"modified":"2011-12-25T07:45:59","modified_gmt":"2011-12-25T07:45:59","slug":"india-open-grand-prix-saurabh-verma-a-step-away-from-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=1683","title":{"rendered":"India Open Grand Prix: Saurabh Verma a step away from glory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lucknow<\/strong>: Unseeded Saurabh Verma maintained his giant-killing spree after he knocked out 16th seed Suppanyu Avihingsanon of Thailand 26-24, 21-13 to set up a clash with Indonesian Taufik Hidayat in the final of Syed Modi India Open Grand Prix badminton championship on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Verma, who is ranked 239 in the world and hails from Dhar in Madhya Pradesh, fought tooth and nail to win the opening game after trailing 14-17. 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