MARGAO
Qualifying top seeds Arjun Tanaji Birajdar (1), Vamsi Krishna Jarugumilli, and Sandeep Kumar R (4) moved a step closer towards the main draw qualification in the U-15 Boys Singles, on day four of the qualifying rounds of the Yonex-Sunrise All India Sub-Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament, underway at Navelim.
Number 3 seed Rajdeep Bora on the other hand suffered an upset defeat to Praveen Vanjarapu.
In Girls Singles U-15, Neetee Chaudhary upset qualifying top seed Seeza (1). Number two seed Sampitri Pal however was in her elements against Anushka S Shanmugavel, winning in straight sets to move within one round of qualification. In U-17 Girls Singles, Aashita Dubey recorded a thrilling three set win over top seed Madhumitha Madan Kumar (1) while Karnika Sree S (2), Mansa Rawat (3) and Krishika Mahajan (4) all progressed closer towards qualification.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant will inaugurate the prestigious tournament on Wednesday evening session.
Following are the results.
Boys Singles U15 (Round 4 Qualifying): Arjun Tanaji Birajdar (1) bt Neeraj Nair PS 15-9, 15-12; Vamsi Krishna Jarugumilli (2) bt Sanjay Karthik S 15-11, 11-15, 15-12; Sandeep Kumar R (4) bt Rudra Thakur 15-13, 17-15; Praveen Vanjarapu bt Rajdeep Bora (3) 15-8, 15-8.
Girls Singles U15 (Round 3 Qualifying): Neetee Chaudhary bt Seeza (1) 15-12,13-15, 15-8; Sampriti Pal (2) bt Anushka S Shanmugavel 15-5, 15-7; Hitha Maria Jose bt Banashree C Patil 11-15, 15-8, 15-12; D R Akshitha bt Oorja Patel 15-7, 15-12.
Girls Singles U17 (Round 4 Qualifying): Aashita Dubey bt Madhumitha Madan Kumar (1) 15-11, 5-15, 21-19; Karnika Sree S (2) bt Somyaa Bhatnagar 15-8, 16-14; Mansa Rawat (3) bt Ridheema Sarpate 15-10, 15-7; Krishika Mahajan (4) bt Aikya Shetty 16-14, 15-9.
