Jasmine blossoms, wins U-19 singles
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, January 20
On Day 4 of the District Badminton Championships being played at at the Raizada Hansraj Stadium here, it was a comeback time for Jasmine Malhi, who had lost in U-17 girls’ singles final on Thursday as she grabbed the U-19 title on Friday afternoon.
She trounced Ria Kundra 21-8 and 21-18 in the final. It was a golden day for Jasmine as she hit won the U-19 doubles pairing with Liza Taank as well. The duo defeated Ria Kundra and Manya Ralhan 21-17 21-17.
Meanwhile, in the junior category, the U-11 girls’ singles final between Saanvi Ralhan and Manya Ratti proved to be an interesting encounter. Saanvi won the first set 21-12 but amidst some heavy shots trickling over the lines the second set tilted in favour of Manya with a 21-16 score. However, in the third set Saanvi found her groove to win 21-12.
Elsewhere, Unnati got a clear edge in the U-13 girls’ singles final against Gauri Arora with a score of 21-12 and 21-9. In the U-11 boys’ final, Viraj breezed past Viren 21-7 21-15.
Results:
Boys’ singles (U-13 semifinals): Divyum bt Danish 21-13, 21-1, Samrath bt Shivansh 21-14, 24-22
Boys’ singles (U-15 semifinals): Divyum bt Hemang 21-13, 21-17, Ishan bt Raghav 21-15, 21-15
Boys’ singles (U-17 semifinals): Sarthak bt Pulkit 21-13, 12-21, 21-13, Ankit bt Ishan 21-14, 21-15
Boys’ singles (U-19 semifinals): Samrath Singh bt Sarthak 21-15, 21-11, Ankit bt Jiyanshu 21-15, 21-13
Boys’ singles (U-11 finals): Viraj bt Viren 21-7, 21-15
Girls’ singles (U-11 finals): Sanvi bt Manya Ratti 21-12, 16-21, 21-12
Girls’ singles (U-13 finals): Unnati bt Gauri 21-12, 21-9
Girls’ singles (U-19 finals): Jasmine Malhi bt Ria Kundra 21-8, 21-18
Mixed doubles (U-15 finals): Raghav and Liza bt Hemang and Trisha 21-17, 15-21, 21-16
Boys Doubles (U-15 finals): Divyum and Ishan bt Hemang and Raghav (21-13, 21-12).
Mixed Doubles (U-17 finals): Ankit and Manya Ralhan bt Nishant and Trisha (21-16, 21-12).
Boys Doubles (U-19 finals): Jivesh and Ankit bt Samrath and Divjot (21-10, 21-17).
Girls Doubles (U-19 finals): Jasmine and Liza bt Ria and Manya (21-17, 21-17).
