BENGALURU: Top seeds Nicholas Nathan Raj and Tushar Suveer of Karnataka clinched the U-19 boys doubles title at the all-India junior ranking badminton tournament in Chandigarh on Sunday.
In the final, Nicholas and Suveer, who train at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, got the better of Bharath Sanjai S and Aswath Harrish SP of Tamil Nadu 21-17, 21-17 in 30 minutes.
In the semifinals, the Karnataka duo defeated qualifiers Abhinay Sairam Ganta and Lokesh Parasa of Telangana 21-18, 21-14 in 29 minutes.
Meanwhile, Karnataka shuttlers won both the singles titles at the all-India sub-junior (U-13) ranking tournament in Kolkata. Top seed Sai Pushkar of Selenite eased past second seed Swayamdyuti Ghosh of West Bengal 21-9, 21-5 in the boys’ singles final while Shaina Manimuthu, who too was top-seeded, downed second Avni Vikram Govind (Telangana) 21-10, 21-12 in the girls’ title match.
In the semifinals, Pushkar weathered a stiff challenge from seventh seed Prakhar Tiwari of Uttar Pradesh in the first game before prevailing 21-19, 21-8. Shaina routed third seed Hamsini Chadaram of Telangana 21-10, 21-10.
Results: All-India junior ranking meet, Chandigarh: U-19 Boys doubles: Final: 1-Nicholas Nathan Raj/ Tushar Suveer (Kar) bt Bharath Sanjai S/ Aswath Harrish SP (TN) 21-17, 21-17. Semis: bt Abhinay Sairam Ganta/ Lokesh Parasa (TS) 21-18, 21-14. Quarters: bt Nagesh Chamle (Mah)/ Jayesh Hoshangabade (CG) 21-8, 21-15. All-India sub-junior (U-13) ranking meet, Kolkata: Boys singles: Final: 1-Sai Pushkar (Kar) bt 2-Swayamdyuti Ghosh (WB) 21-9, 21-5. Semis: bt 7-Prakhar Tiwari (UP) 21-19, 21-8. Quarters: bt Parth Sharma (MP) 21-11, 21-12.Girls singles: Final: 1-Shaina Manimuthu (Kar) bt 2-Avni Vikram Govind (TS) 21-10, 21-12. Semifinals: bt 3-Hamsini Chadaram (TS) 21-10, 21-10. Quarterfinals: 15-Jaya Saptha Sri M (TN) 21-8, 21-8.
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