Patna: Bihar U-13 doubles pair of Md Asadullah and Kavya Kashyap lost in the final of Yonex-Sunrise All India Sub-Junior National Ranking Badminton Tournament in Kolkata on Monday and became the runners-up.
The Bihar pair lost the final to Rajasthan pair of Ansuman Choudhary and Kandarp Sharma 14-21, 21-23 after a grueling fight.
According to Bihar Badminton Association (BBA) secretary KN Jaiswal, Md Asadullah of Munger and Kavya Kashyap of Muzaffarpur first time paired in a national tournament and played brilliantly till the final.
The All India Sub Junior National Ranking Badminton Tournament was organised at Star Badminton Academy, Harinavi, Kolkata.
The Bihar boys got a cheque of Rs 18000 on being the runners-up. This was the first big purse for 11-year-old Munger lad Asadullah and 12-year-old Muzaffarpur lad Kavya Kashyap. The winners got a cheque of Rs 38000.