Uday, Vanshika walk away with badminton titles

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 31

Uday Rana registered a comeback win over Suryansh Raghav to win the boys’ U-13 title on the concluding day of the Yonex Sunrise Chandigarh State (U-13, U-15 and U-17) Badminton Championships for Boys and Girls at the Sector 38 Sports Complex.

Rana lost the first game 18-21. He, however, came back in the match by winning the next two games 21-13, 21-8.

Vanshika Sharma won the girls’ U-13 title by defeating Anupriya 25-23, 23-21.

In the boys’ U-13 doubles final, second seed Divyansh and Uday Rana fought hard to defeat top seed Aditya Kohli and Suryansh Raghav 16-21, 23-21, 21-13.

In the girls’ U-13 doubles final, Jasleen Kaur and Vanshika Sharma ousted Anupriya and Ridhima Saini 21-14, 21-18. Nimar Kaur Virk also logged a comeback 17-21, 26-24, 21-12 win over top seed Shagunpreet Kaur to win the girls’ U-15 title. Piyush Chauhan won the boys’ title by defeating Vaibhav M 21-19, 22-20.

Mannat Saini and Mili Verma won the girls’ U-17 doubles title by defeating Tanisha and Tisha 22-20, 21-10 and the team of Deepinder Bawa and Jayan Garg won the boys’ final by defeating Abhiroop Sarkar and Vaibhav M 21-15, 21-10.

Samarveer defeated Deepinder Bawa 21-12, 21-9 to win the boys’ U-17 title, whereas Rijul Saini registered 19-21, 21-13, 21-16 win over Mili Verma to win the girls’ title. Raissa Bhanot and Tanvi Gupta won the girls’ U-15 doubles final by defeating Aishani Sood and Avishi Sood 21-14, 21-14, whereas Abhiroop Sarkar and Vaibhav M won the boys’ U-15 doubles by defeating Krishna Sharma and Rehaan Phutela 21-18, 21-18.

In the mixed doubles U-15 final, Akul Malik and Rakshita Pahwa overpowered Atishya and Nimar Kaur Virk 20-22, 23-21, 21-15. In the mixed doubles U-17 final, Sarthak Madaan and Khawish ousted Sidharth Modi and Samreen Kaur 21-15, 21-18.