Liza Taank, Manya Ralhan steal the show

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, January 21

On Day 3 of the District Badminton Championships at the Raizada Hansraj Stadium, top seeds Liza Taank and Jasmine Malhi faced each other in two matches.

While Liza trounced Jasmine in the fiercely contested final of the U-17 girls’ singles with 21-18, 22-20 scoreline, Jasmine avenged the defeat in the next match by defeating Liza in the semifinals of the U-19 girls’ singles.

The U-17 champion got eliminated from the final of the U-19 category losing 17-21, 19-21. Jasmine will now play against Ria Kundra, a Class XII student of MGN Public School, in the U-19 final, slated for tomorrow. After two encounters, Jasmine and Liza paired to contest U-19 girls’ doubles defeating Krita and Chahat 21-17, 21-12.

Elsewhere, Manya Ralhan won the U-15 final topping Samridhi Bhardwaj with a score of 21-13, 21-13. Most of the final matches were broadcast live on the FB page of District Badminton Association (DBA).

District Badminton Championship Day 3 Results

• Girls doubles (U-11 final): Saanvi and Manya bt Manseerat and Shivali 21-4, 21-16
• Boys doubles (U-11 final): Zorawar and Viraj bt Kumar Shaurya and Viren 21-18, 21-15
• Girls doubles (U-13 final): Unnati and Gauri bt Sanvi and Manya Ratti 21-14, 21-18
• Girls singles (U-15 final): Manya Ralhan bt Samridhi Bhardwaj 21-13, 21-13
• Girls singles (U-17 final): Liza Taank bt Jasmine Malhi 21-18 22-20
• Boys doubles (U-13 final): Divyum and Samrath bt Achyut and Shivansh 21-14, 21-11
• Boys singles (U-11 semifinals): Viraj Sharma bt Fateh Dadra 21-7, 21-10, Viren bt Zorawar 21-17, 21-17
• Girls singles (U-11semifinals): Manya Ratti bt Manseerat 21-17, 21-11, Saanvi bt Jaskirat Kaur 21-3, 21-5
• Girls singles (U-13 semifinals): Gauri bt Saanvi 21-17, 19-21, 21-11, Unnati bt Janya 21-1, 21-2
• Boys doubles (U-15 semifinals): Hemang and Raghav bt Achyut and Shivansh 21-19, 21-14, Divyum and Ishan bt Abhishek and Yaksh 21-6, 21-8
• Boys doubles (U-17 semifinals): Ankit Soni and Sarthak bt Jasmeh and Divjot 21-12, 21-12, Ishan and Hemang bt Rishant and Bhavneet 21-13, 21-10
• Girls singles (U-19 semifinals): Jasmine bt Liza 21-17, 21-19, Ria Kundra bt Khushi Khanna 21-3, 21-14
• Boys doubles (U-19): Samrath and Divjot bt Vinay and Sarthak 21-17, 21-14
• Girls doubles (U-19): Jasmine and Liza bt Krita and Chahat 21-17, 21-12