Rujula set for double; Satvik in final

Bengaluru:

Rujula

Ramu seemed set for a rich haul at the State junior (U-15 & U-17) badminton championships, entering the girls’ singles finals in both age categories in Mandya on Wednesday. Rujula, who trains at Patels Inn, ousted fourth seed Gayathri Rani Jaiswal 21-11, 21-12 in the U-17 semifinal to set up a title tilt with

Neysa

Cariappa. A trainee at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, Neysa also had a fine run in the tournament, upsetting top seed Prerana N Shet 15-21, 21-10, 25-23 in the other last-four match which lasted 63 minutes. In the U-15 semifinals, Rujula routed Diya Bhemmaiah 21-14, 21-6. Her opponent in the final is Mounitha AS (I Sports) who beat third seed Meghashree GS 21-19, 21-19. Among boys,

Satvik

Shankar of KBA Academy will take on

Nicholas

Nathan Raj for the U-17 crown. While Satvik got the better of Sumukha GS 21-15, 21-14, Nicholas (PPBA) downed Aruj Maheshwari 21-15, 23-21. In the U-15 boys’ sector,

Siddharth Gunturi

(I Sports) stunned top seed Laksh Chengappa 12-21, 21-18, 21-13 in 49 minutes to storm into the final. He now takes on his academy mate Avi Basak for the title. Avi put it across seventh seed Prateek Koundilya 21-16, 21-11. Results: U-17: Boys: Semifinals: Satvik Shankar bt Sumukha GS 21-15, 21-14; Nicholas Nathan Raj bt Aruj Maheshwari 21-15, 23-21. Quarters: Sumukha bt K Raghavendra 15-21, 21-7, 26-24; Satvik bt Abhishek KK 21-16, 21-14; Nicholas bt Lava T Vadakal 21-12, 21-10; Aruj bt C Lal Sai Samit 21-13, 21-8.Girls: Semifinals: Neysa Cariappa bt Prerana N Shet 15-21, 21-10, 25-23; Rujula Ramu bt Gayathri Rani Jaiswal 21-11, 21-12. Quarters: Prerana bt Ayushi Bhat 21-7, 21-11; Neysa bt Chinmayee Srinivas Babu 21-14, 21-5; Gayathri bt Muskaan Khan 21-10, 21-14; Rujula bt Karnika Sree S 21-18, 21-15.U-15: Boys: Semifinals: Siddharth Gunturi bt Laksh Chengappa 12-21, 21-18, 21-13; Avi Basak bt Prateek Koundilya 21-16, 21-11. Quarters: Laksh bt Om Maka 21-10, 21-17; Siddharth bt Abhinav Garg 21-15, 21-15; Prateek Koundilya bt Nishaant BJ 17-21, 21-19, 21-18; Avi Basak bt Pranav Vempati 21-10, 21-6.Girls: Semifinals: Rujula Ramu bt Diya Bheemaiah 21-14, 21-6; Mounitha AS bt Meghashree GS 21-19, 21-19. Quarters: Rujula bt Aditi Deepak Raj 21-13, 21-10; Diya bt Gowri Vineeth Bhat 19-21, 21-12, 21-12; Meghashree GS bt Anvitha Vijay 21-16, 21-10; Mounitha AS bt Preethi Rao 21-12, 21-11.