Jaipur: Khushi Sharma of Rajasthan overcame the initial hiccups to down Tanya Shri of Andhra Pradesh 18-16, 15-10 to storm into the fourth round of the All India Sub-Junior (U-15 & U-17) Ranking Badminton tournament at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium here on Saturday.
Khushi Sharma of Rajasthan in action during the Day 3 of the All India Sub-Junior (U-15 & U-17) Ranking Badminton tournament at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium here on Saturday
Most of the local shuttlers had to face defeats in the morning session, but Khushi’s performance created a wave of joy in the host camp by winning in the U-15 girls singles. In the same age group, Miraya Fageria outclassed Delhi’s Bharti Phogat 15-11, 15-11.However, Telangana’s Shivangi registered a hard-fought victory over Kavya Chaudhary of Rajasthan 11-15, 15-8, 15-13.
Swamuduti Ghosh of West Bengal in action during the Day 3 of the All India Sub-Junior (U-15 & U-17) Ranking Badminton tournament at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium here on Saturday
In the U-15 boys singles, Lakshyaraj Singh Nathawat of Rajasthan brushed aside Gaurav S of Karnataka 15-13, 15-3 and in the U-17 singles, Manas Parwal staged a spectacular recovery to oust Rishikesh Virat of Telangana 9-15, 15-0, 15-9 in a thrilling three-game encounter.Faraz Attari dismissed Viyom Agarwal of Maharashtra 15-12, 15-11 to advance to the next round.
Raghvendra Yadav of Maharashtra in action during the Day 3 of the All India Sub-Junior (U-15 & U-17) Ranking Badminton tournament at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium here on Saturday
Charan of Telangana defeated Rudraksh Middha 15-12, 15-6 in the Under-17 girls’ category, Marisa of Karnataka defeated Riddhi Batra of Rajasthan by 11-15, 15-6, 15-9, Aditya Yaul of Maharashtra defeated Aryan Prajapat of Rajasthan by 15-1, 15-1, in the U-15 boys’ category, Vishal D of Karnataka defeated Arya Pratap of Rajasthan by 15-7, 15-9.In other matches, Swamuduti Ghosh of West Bengal edged past Mayuresh Bhutki of Maharashtra 18-16, 15-8, while Raghavendra Yadav of Maharashtra rallied back splendidly to beat Shivraj of Karnataka 7-15, 15-7, 15-11. Around 256 matches will be played on Sunday from 8.30 am.
