Panchkula, June 11
Rohith Sivaprakash of Tamil Nadu logged a (15-11, 15-6) win over Madhav Saddi of PNB to march ahead in the boys’ U-15 category on the opening day of the Yonex-Sunrise 2nd Ashwini Gupta Memorial All-India Sub-Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament at Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Sector 3, here.
Vedant Bangale of Gujarat outplayed Lohith Katakam of Andhra Pradesh (15-9, 15-11), while Manav Dobhal of Uttarakhand defeated Rohan Sanjay Kulkarni of Telangana (18-16, 15-5). Shaman Anand of Delhi outplayed Ishan Lochab of Haryana (15-10, 15-6) and Shyam Bindiganavile faced a tough competition by Luwangamba Lairenmayum before logging a (16-18, 15-11, 15-10) victory. Neeraj Nair PS defeated Sushant Uikey (15-2, 15-7) and Sujal defeated Aditya Rasali (15-6, 15-3). Haryana’s Atharv Parashar also moved further by defeating Lakshya Bugalia (16-14, 16-14) and Joshua Anand Ravada defeated Gursharan Singh (15-4, 15-3). Suhaas KR easily blanked Rohan Pabbisetty (15-10, 15-10), whereas Amith Raj Natraj defeated Aashish (15-3, 15-50. Stavan Jain defeated Kushagra Gandhi (15-12, 15-7).
In the girls’ U-15 category, Bala Manvitha Reddy Allam easily moved ahead by defeating Ridhima Saini (15-7, 16-14). Haryana’s Jivika Sohlot outplayed Mihika Jagdale (15-12, 15-12) and Haryana’s Akshita recorded a comeback (10-15, 15-8, 15-11) win over Aaradhya Jodha. Himabindu Syamalarao Yavarna of Andhra Pradesh defeated Lakshya Mantha (15-6, 15-6) and Prachi Rawat outplayed Shivali Sharma (15-12, 15-9). Bhavanthiga Ramkumar defeated Ritvika Madan (15-2, 15-1).
In the boys’ U-17 doubles category, the pair of Sri Vardhan Goud Matta and Umang Sachan defeated Abhiram Varma Milarusetti and Srikar Nadella (17-15, 15-11). The team of Rohit Anand and Divyansh Dewali thrashed Armaan Khan and Saimahesh Vavilala (17-19, 15-6, 15-4). Abhishek Kushwaha and Purusharth Tiwari recorded an easy (15-10, 15-10) win over Abhinav Chandravanshi and Ambar Chandravanshi. Sreehari Ajith and Abhinav Suresh outplayed Pratham Arora and Tanmay Mehta (15-12, 15-9) and the team of Nishchal Chand and Suryaksh Rawat defeated Ragul Dev Cannappan and Ganesh Somasundaram Rajeshwari (15-11, 15-12). Prakhar Shrivastava and Rudra Pratap Thakur outplayed Harsh Katariya and Nidhish More (15-4, 15-8).
Shuttler felicitated
The championship was inaugurated by Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit. Purohit also handed over a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh to international shuttler from the district Anupama Upadhyaya, who recently represented the nation in the Asian Games.
Unlock Exclusive Insights with The Tribune Premium
Take your experience further with Premium access.
Thought-provoking Opinions, Expert Analysis, In-depth Insights and other Member Only Benefits
Already a Member? Sign In Now