Tanya Hemanth wins Saipan International 2025 women's singles badminton title
On 16 August 2025, top seed Tanya Hemanth of India beat Japan's Kanae Sakai 15-10, 15-8 to win the women's singles title at the Saipan International in the Northern Mariana Islands, a BWF trial event for the experimental 3x15 scoring system.
Summary
Indian shuttler Tanya Hemanth, 21, ranked 86th in the world and top seed, won the women's singles title at the Saipan International 2025 on 16 August, beating Japan's unseeded Kanae Sakai 15-10, 15-8 in the final at the Oleai Sports Complex in the Northern Mariana Islands. The tournament was one of the Badminton World Federation's trial events for the experimental 3x15 scoring system, in which each game is played to 15 points instead of the conventional 21. It was her fourth international series title, after the India International (2022), the Iran Fajr International (2023) and the Bendigo International (2024).
Key facts
- Date
- 16 Aug 2025
- Venue
- Oleai Sports Complex, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
- Final
- Beat Kanae Sakai (Japan) 15-10, 15-8
- Format
- BWF trial event for experimental 3x15 scoring (games to 15 points)
- Career
- 4th international series title (India Intl 2022, Iran Fajr 2023, Bendigo 2024)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Tanya Hemanth won the Saipan International 2025 badminton title in August 2025. Saipan is part of which territory?
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Correct answer: A — Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands; the final was played at the Oleai Sports Complex.
The Saipan International 2025, won by Tanya Hemanth, was a BWF trial event for an experimental scoring system in which each game is played to how many points?
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Correct answer: C — 15
15 points, under the experimental 3x15 system, instead of the conventional 21.