Third seed Sameer won the battle of Madhya Pradesh-born Verma brothers by outclassing elder sibling and former champion Sourabh in straight games to clinch the men's singles title at the USD 15,000 Tata Open Indian International Badminton Challenge here yesterday.


Sameer Verma during the Tata Open final against brother Sourabh at CCI yesterday. Pic/Bipin Kokate

Sameer, the highest ranked player in the tournament after the withdrawal of two other Indian shuttlers, overcame the 2013 champion 21-11 21-18 in just 26 minutes to become the new men's champion.