Indian shuttler Shreya Lele successfully defended her women’s singles title at the Lagos International Classic 2025 badminton tournament at the Okoya Thomas Hall in Nigeria on Saturday after stunning compatriot Aakarshi Kashyap in the final.
The Lagos International Classic is a BWF International Series event – grade 3, level1 – badminton tournament that is held every year in Nigeria.
Squaring off against compatriot and second seed Aakarshi Kashyap, sixth-seeded Shreya Lele produced an assured performance in the final to win 21-15, 21-17 in 47 minutes.
Shreya Lele had won the 2024 edition of the Lagos International Classic by getting the better of another Indian shuttler, Kavipriya Selvam, in straight games.
The Indian badminton player’s run to the Lagos International Classic title in 2025 saw her beat Austria’s Xu Wei 21-13, 21-9 in the first round before defeating Ireland’s Sophia Noble 21-17, 21-19 in the pre-quarterfinals.
Her quarter-final match saw her edge past compatriot and third seed Anmol Kharb 21-18, 16-21, 21-17 before a 21-12, 21-12 victory over Devika Sihag in the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, the Indian duo of Dhruv Rawat and K Maneesha finished as runners-up in the mixed doubles after a 21-15, 21-17 loss against Bimo Prasetyo and Arlya Nabila Thesa Munggaran in the final.
In the men’s singles, top seed Manraj Singh of India lost 21-11, 20-22, 21-12 in the semi-finals to third-seeded Prahdiska Bagas Shujiwo of Indonesia.