Gade-Christensen ends nine-year jinx

FRIENDS AND FOES: Denmark’s Peter Gade- Christensen (right), winner of the men’s singles title in the Aviva Open Singapore badminton championships, poses with compatriot Kenneth Jonassen. Gade- Christensen beat Jonassen 21-10, 21-14 in the final yesterday. – REUTERSpic

SINGAPORE: Top seed Peter Gade-Christensen ended a nine-year jinx when he bagged his first title in Singapore by crushing compatriot Kenneth Jonassen 21-10, 21-14 in the final of the US$170,000 five-star Aviva Open Singapore badminton championships at the Indoor Stadium here yesterday.