Aashrun Gautam, Tanisha Crasto and Arjuna Fallary won double crowns each at the 4th Rasik Painguinkar Memorial All Goa Major Ranking Badminton Tournament organised by Rasik Memorial Trust in collaboration with Goa Badminton Association and SAG at Multipurpose Hall, Fatorda.
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Aashrun eased to a 21-7, 21-11 win over Yash Kunkalienker to win the Under 19 Boys singles title. Later, Aashrun pairing up with Shubham Kumar in the U19 Boys doubles were stretched to their limits before pulling off a 21-10, 17-21, 21-16 win over local favourites Yash Kunkalienker and Arjun Fallary. Tanisha won the Girls Under 17 and Under 19 singles titles. In Under 17, she was in cruise control against Yasmin Sayed who she defeated 21-16, 21-12. The Under 19 was a much tougher contest for Tanisha especially in the second set but she prevailed to a 21-9, 21-19 win over Anjana Kumari. In Boys Under 17 singles, a confident Arjun Fallary upset top seed Sushil Nayak 21-19, 21-14 to romp home victorious.
In Under 17 Boys Doubles, Arjun Fallary / Curt Coutinho beat Sushil Nayak / Rudra Dukle 24-22, 21-19 to emerge winners. Ishan Verma from BITS Pilani Institute won the Men's singles title in the non ranking category in an engaging and entertaining 3 set duel with veteran player and former Goa State champion Sandip Kanji.
Promising Player prizes were awarded to Sarvadnya Khandeparkar, Aryaman Saraf, Nitin Mayenkar and Dhiti Lotlikar. South Goa MP Adv. Narendra Savoikar, Sandeep Khandeparkar (Social worker), Sandeep Heble, GBA Secretary, Rupesh Mahatme (social worker), and Rasik Memorial Trustees, Kamlini Painguinkar, Tanuja Painguinkar, Raju Painguinkar and Anil Painguinkar, graced the prize distribution occasion.
Finals results: Men's Singles - Ishaan Verma bt Sandeep Kanji 21-12, 20-22, 21-16; Under 17 Boys singles - Arjun Fallary bt Sushi Nayak 21-19, 21-14; Under 19 Boys singles - Aashrun Gautam bt Yash Kunkalienkar 21-7, 21-11; Under 17 Girls singles - Tanisha Crasto bt Yasmin Sayed 21- 16, 21- 12; Under 19 Girls singles- Tanisha Crasto bt Anjana Kumari 21-9, 21-19; Under 17 Boys Doubles - Arjun Fallary / Curt Coutinho bt Sushil Nayak / Rudra Dukle 24-22, 21-19; Under 19 Boys doubles - Aashrun Gautam / Shubham Kumar bt Yash Kunkolienker / Arjun Fallary 21-10, 17-21, 21-16.
