Badminton meet: Aarav moves to main draw

Chandigarh, June 30

Haryana’s Aarav Sharma defeated Shreyansh Vikram Pathak (21-13, 21-5) to qualify for the boys’ U-13 main draw, in the ongoing Yonex-Sunrise All-India Sub-Junior Ranking Tournament, today.

Aaryan Bhatt of Uttar Pradesh also moved ahead by defeating Sai Hrishiketh Bhatraju of Andhra Pradesh (21-16, 21-12) and Rajasthan’s Samarth Vashist ousted Prakhar Jain of Uttar Pradesh (21-15, 23-21). Haryana’s Aarav Pratap Singh outplayed Indradeep Dey of West Bengal (21-18, 21-18) and Nishanth Bhukya of Telangana defeated Shahid Ibrahim (21-13, 21-10). Girivasan Saravana Kumar recorded an easy (21-17, 21-9) win over Tanmay Verma and Shivansh Panotra defeated Haryana’s Naman Bagla (21-13, 21-18). Rishav Ngangom of Manipur defeated Nagachaitanya Reddy Kurra of Andhra Pradesh (21-11, 21-19) and Sairaj Nayse of Maharashtra defeated Mudit Bhansali (21-9, 21-7). Atharv Tiwari of Uttarakhand ousted Shaurya Agarwal of Haryana (21-10, 21-14), Riyan Malhan defeated Jaivardhan Hooda (21-13, 21-8) and Vedant Pahwa ousted Vihaan C (21-4, 21-9). Thrishan Kumar recorded a comeback (16-21, 21-14, 21-15) win over Aarav Thakre and Tanish Choksi also defeated Mainak Chakraborty (17-21, 21-15, 22-20) in a similar manner.

Jianna-Roslinda in next round

Manipur’s Jianna Lairenlakpam and Roslinda Thangjam made their way into the girls’ U-13 doubles main draw by defeating Aadya Tiwari and Kanishka Tyagi (21-13, 23-21). Sri Sloka Katam Reddy and Chetana Santhosh ousted Japleen Kaur and Kaamil Sabharwal (21-9, 21-12) and Thejasvi Anil and Yeyin Suraj outplayed Luckshita Bhardwaj and Mokshita Bhardwaj (21-19, 21-15). Tanisha Khurana and Aashna Singhal struggled hard to defeat Nitya Jadon and Avani Yadav (25-27, 23-21, 21-15), whereas Dheeshitha Singha Gopinath and Mohitha Polavaram outplayed Visubha Ayyadevara and Sri Devika Adishya HM (21-7, 21-9). Shubhangi Chaudhary and Ridhima Saini defeated Shravani Biradar/Avni Vikram Govind (24-22, 21-12). Bala Manvitha Reddy and Vainavi Thaduri defeated Mahi Agarwal and Aaratrika Malik (17-21, 21-14, 21-15) and Pranjal Prashant Shinde and Gatha Suryawanshi outplayed Dishika and Inayat Gulati (21-13, 21-5).