Badminton c’ship: Swapnil, Dhruv in boys’ U-19 title clash

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Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 26

Swapnil, a trainee of the Sector 38 Sports Complex, made his way into the boys’ U-19 final by overpowering superior-ranked opponents in the ongoing Chandigarh State Badminton Championship being organised by the Chandigarh Badminton Association at the Sector 38 Sports Complex, here today.

Swapnil overpowered top seed Anushrav in the quarterfinals and defeated Samarveer in the semis. He will face second seed Dhruv Bansal in the title clash.

Swapnil registered a comeback win over Anushrav. He went down in the opening game 10-21, but only to return back 21-11, 21-17. Later, he went through a see-saw battle against Samarveer before logging a 21-14 22-24 21-11 victory.

Second seed Bansal easily defeated Gurbkash 21-12, 21-17 to set up his final’s date.

Arpita to face Vrinda

In the girls’ U-19 semifinals, top seed Arpita of the Sector 38 Sports Complex defeated Shagunpreet 23-21, 21-18, whereas Vrinda, from the Sector 38 Sports Complex ousted Rijul Saini 21-11, 16-21, 21-17. In the men’s semifinals, top seed Abhishek Saini defeated Dhruv Bansal 21-16, 21-7 and Sahil Katlaria ousted Talwinder 21-19, 22-20.

Earlier, in quarterfinals, Saini defeated Ram Monga 21-13, 21-7, Talwinder outplayed Sumit 19-21, 21-9, 25-23, Sahil Katlaria beat Navdeep 21-13, 21-16 and Bansal saved his day against Kewin Wong 13-21, 21-12, 21-14.

Top seed Abhishek/Rajat in doubles final

Top seed pair of Abhishek Saini/Rajat Saini registered a comeback 15-21, 22-20, 21-15 win over Abhinav Thakur/Pankaj Nathini in the men’s doubles semis.

Sahil Katlaria/Varun won the second semis by defeating Kashish/Sumit 21-12, 21-16. In the boys’ U-19 doubles semis, top seed team of Anushrav/Sanyam ousted Deepinder/Jayan 23-21, 21-16 and Samarveer/Udyaveer defeated second seed Dhruv Bansal/Gurbkash 21-10, 21-16. In mixed doubles semis, Abhishek Saini/Shagunpreet beat Kewin Wong/Seema 21-17, 21-15 and Sahil Katlaria/Naina Trehan stunned Kashish/Ishita 21-11, 13-21, 21-19.