Meiraba Luwang of Manipur settled for silver in the OUE Singapore Youth Badminton International 2014 which was held from 17th to 23rd November. Meiraba lost to Akber M from Indonesia by 18-21, 19-21 in the final. The International Tournament was organized by Singapore Badminton Association under Asia Badminton Confederation (ABC) & International Badminton Federation (IBF). Earlier in the tournament, Meiraba defeated Yong Bing Yan of Malaysia by 21-11, 21-4 in first round. In the 2nd round, he beat Muhmam Muflif of Indonesia by 21-8, 21-5. In pre-quarters, he defeated Ko Shing Hei of Hong Kong by 21-13, 9-21, 21-13 and in quarter final, he edged out Yap Zfe Ming Nigel of Singapore by 21-18, 21-8. In the semi-finals, Meiraba defeated Yap Shai Kuan of Malaysia by 21-19, 21-8 points to enter the finals. Meiraba was the only Indian player to enter the finals of the tournament.
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Meiraba Luwang settles for silver in OUE Singapore Youth Badminton International 2014
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