North Eastern Warriors edge Chennai Superstarz 4-3 to take top spot at PBL

North Eastern Warriors edged Chennai Superstarz 4-3 in an exciting face-off to grab the top spot at the fifth Premier Badminton League here on Tuesday.

It was the final league match for both the teams as they have already qualified for the semifinals.

With the two teams being tied on 22 points, North Eastern Warriors inched ahead by virtue of having 13 wins, while Chennai has 10 wins against their name.

For the Warriors, Indonesia Masters semi-finalist Lee Cheul Yiu, Kaushal Dharmamer, and mixed doubles pair of Lee Yong Dae and Kim Ha Na contributed by winning their respective matches.

With the two teams locked 3-3 after first three matches, it was left to former Olympic champion Lee Yong Dae to do the needful for the North Eastern Warriors along with former World No. 1 Kim Ha Na.

The two did not disappoint as they came back from 4-6 down in the first game to grab a 15-11, 15-9 win against Chennai's Dhruv Kapila and debutante Sanjana Santosh.

Earlier, the in-form Lee Cheuk Yiu won his