Jaipur: Rajasthan’s lone challengers Vayam Lamba and Shreyansh Choudhary pair missed out on winning the title and had to be settled for silver medal in the Yonex-Sunrise All India Sub-Junior (U-15 & U-17) Ranking Badminton tournament which concluded at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium here on Friday.The top seeded pair of Tamil Nadu’s Taabin Anuf Ahamed and Telangana’s Srichethan Shourya Samala shattered the hopes of home favourites Vayam and Shreyansh in straight games.Living up to their top billing, Ahamed and Samala dominated from the word go and stopped second seeded Vayam-Shreyansh 15-9, 15-9 in the U-15 boys doubles.
Vayam Lamba and Shreyansh Choudhary of Jaipur with Rajasthan Badminton Association and organizing secretary KK Sharma (LEFT) and coach Yadavendra Singh Shekhawat (right)
In the U-17 boys’ doubles, Delhi’s second seeded pair of Shashwat Choudhary and Shaurya Choudhary emerged victorious by trouncing Andhra Pradesh’s Gumesh Lichha and Karnataka’s Karansh Naidu 15-13, 15-9.Third seed Inayat Gulati of Punjab staged a sensational comeback to stun top seed Alexia Elsa Alexander of Karnataka with a resounding 6-15, 15-3, 15-10 win in the U-15 girls singles.In the U-17 girls’ singles summit clash, top seed Anvi Vikram Govind of Telangana stamped her authority in style by brushing aside fifth seed Laksha Dhanesh of Tamil Nadu 15-12, 15-12.
Sixth seed Chinmay Wankhede of Telangana beats ninth seed S Linesh Vaibhav 15-13, 15-10 in the U-15 boys singles final in Jaipur on Friday
Chinmay Wankhede was unstoppable in the U-15 boys’ singles. The sixth seed from Telangana outclassed Linesh Vaibhav S of Tamil Nadu 15-13, 15-10.In the U-17 boys’ singles, eighth seed Shashank Vanamala of Telangana outwitted Mohit Darshan Mahesh Kumar of Tamil Nadu 15-11, 15-11 to reign supreme.
Telangana’s Chinmay Wankhede, seeded sixth, beats ninth seed S Linesh Vaibhav 15-13, 15-10 to clinch the U-15 boys singles crown
In the U-15 girls’ doubles final, third seeded pair of Anushree GS and Jashika Nidhiginti from Telangana defeated fifth seeded pair of A Chakravarthy from West Bengal and L Rachapudi from Andhra Pradesh 15-5, 15-12, while in the U-17 girls’ doubles, sixth seeded pair of Sarayu Ranjane and Soyara Shelar from Maharashtra defeated third seeded pair of Mohita Polavaram from Tamil Nadu and Zoramhathri from Mizoram 14-16, 16-14, 15-11 to win the title.In the U-15 mixed doubles final, fifth seeded pair of Liangsangpuia of Mizoram and Kimkim of Nagaland rallied back to beat the pair of Yaiphaba Singha and Sonakshi Singha of Manipur 15-13, 12-15, 15-13, while in the U-17 mixed doubles, the pair of Sayaji Shelar and Soyara Shelar of Maharashtra edged past Aryan Bhatt of Uttar Pradesh and Joyal Rana of Haryana 10-15, 15-5, 15-8.
Top seed Avni Vikram Govind of Telangana beats fifth seed Laksha Dhanesh 15-12, 15-12 in the U-17 girls singles final in Jaipur on Friday
The Rajasthan Badminton Association and organising secretary KK Sharma stated that the singles winners received prizes of Rs 58,000, while the runners-up received Rs 29,000. The doubles winners got Rs 62,000 each, and the runners-up got richer by Rs 30,000.The total prize money was Rs 12 lakhs. KK Sharma also expressed his gratitude to everyone for the successful organization of the tournament.Former Justice of Karnataka High Court AK Jain, secretary of Rajasthan State Sports Council Rajkesh Meena, secretary of Indian Handball Federation and chairperson of South Asian Handball Committee Tejraj Singh, director of Shekhawati Public School Bajrang Lal Rinwa, vice president of Rajasthan Badminton Association and secretary of Jaipur District Badminton Association Manoj Dasot, treasurer of Rajasthan Badminton Association Zakir Hussain presented medals to the successful players.
Top seed Avni Vikram Govind of Telangana beats fifth seed Laksha Dhanesh 15-12, 15-12 in the U-17 girls singles final in Jaipur on Friday
RESULTS (ALL FINALS)UNDER-15Boys singles: 6-Chinmay Wankhede bt 9-S Linesh Vaibhav 15-13, 15-10Girls singles: 3-Inayat Gulati bt 1-Alexia Elsa Alexander 6-15, 15-3, 15-10Boys doubles: 1-Taabin Anuf Ahamed MF-Srichethan Shourya Samala bt 2-Shreyansh Choudhary-Vayam Lamba 15-9, 15-9Girls doubles: 3-GS Anushree-Jashika Nidiginti Ankaiah bt 5-Aryama Chakraborty-Lakshmi Sai Aaradhya Rachapudi 15-5, 15-12Mixed doubles: 5-Liansangpuia-Kimkim Khongsai bt 7-Ng Yaiphaba Singha-K Sonakshi Singha 15-13, 12-15, 15-13UNDER-178-Shashank Vanamala bt 16-Mohit Dharsan Mahesh Kumar 15-11, 15-11Girls singles: 1-Avni Vikram Govind bt 5-Laksha Dhanesh 15-12, 15-12Boys doubles: 2-Shashwat Chaudhary-Shaurya Chaudhary bt Q-Gumsh Licha-Karansh Naidu 15-13, 15-9Girls doubles: 6-Sharayu Ranjane-Soyara Shelar bt 3-Mohitha Polavaram I-Zoramthari Renthlei 14-16, 16-14, 15-11Mixed doubles: Q-Sayaji Shelar-Soyara Shelar bt Aaryan Bhatt-Joel Rana 10-15, 15-5, 15-8.
