Patna: Saksham Vatsa of Patna will take on his city-mate Kartik in the boys U-19 singles final of the Hundred 2nd Bihar Junior (U-19) Ranking Badminton Tournament in Madhubani on Monday.
In the semifinals, Saksham Vatsa beat Ranveer Singh of Patna 21-16, 21-16 while Kartik beat Tanweer Ahmad of Muzaffarpur 21-14, 21-12.
In the girls category, Srija of Patna will meet Suhani Kumari of Muzaffarpur. In the semifinals, Srija defeated Kumari Bhawna of Bhojpur 21-11, 21-8 while Suhani Kumari beat Vaibhavi Singh of Katihar 21-18, 21-18.
Earlier, in the morning, in boys singles match, Saksham Vatsa (1) of Patna defeated Akshar Atharva of Patna 21-13, 21-16, while Ranveer Singh of Patna defeated Parag Singh of Munger 21-13, 21-18, Kartik of Patna defeated Amritraj of Muzaffarpur 21-15, 21-19 and Tanweer Ahmad of Muzaffarpur defeated Aditya Ranjan of Patna 10-21, 21-9, 21-11 to make it to the semifinals.
In the girls’ singles quarterfinals, Srija (1) of Patna defeated Zainab Nazir of Patna 21-7, 21-10, Kumari Bhawana of Bhojpur defeated Swayam Prabha Kumari of Patna 21-10, 21-17, Suhani of Muzaffarpur defeated Tanishka Randhir of Khagaria 21-17, 21-11 and Vaibhavi Singh (2) of Katihar defeated Kumari Varsha of Bhojpur 21-11, 21-4.
In the girls’ doubles, Sulekha Kumari and Swayam Prabha Kumari of Patna defeated Anshika Arya and Nyasa Chandel of Samastipur 21-6, 21-14, Srija and Zainab Nazir of Patna defeated Nandini Kumari and Ruchi Kumari of Aurangabad 21-6, 21-10 to move into the semifinals.
Madhubani District Badminton Association Joint Secretary Indra Bhushan Raman “BamBam”, senior players, Dilip Jha, Ajay Dhari Singh, Abhishek Kumar, Subhash Kumar Panjiyar, Aditya Kumar, Rahul Panjiyar, Kalyani Kumari, Priyaranjan Kumar, Piyush Kumar, Shivam Kumar, Ayan Ali, Yashvardhan, Aniket, Rajvansh and others played an important role in organising the tournament.
Day 3 Results
S.No Events Nr Round WINNER DISTRICT RUNNER DISTRICT SCORE
1 BS U19 #57 QF SAKSHAM VATSA PATNA AKSHAR ATHRAV PATNA 21-13, 21-16
2 BS U19 #58 QF RANVEER SINGH PATNA PARAG SINGH MUNGER 21-13, 21-18
3 BS U19 #59 QF KARTIK PATNA AMRIT RAJ MUZAFFARPUR 21-15, 21-19
4 BS U19 #60 QF TANWEER AHMAD MUZAFFARPUR ADITYA RANJAN PATNA 10-21, 21-9, 21-11
5 GS U19 #25 QF SRIJA PATNA ZAINAB NAZEER PATNA 21-07, 21-10
6 GS U19 #26 QF KUMARI BHAWANA BHOJPUR SWAYAM PRABHA KRI PATNA 21-10, 21-17
7 GS U19 #27 QF SUHANI KUMARI MUZAFFARPUR TANISKA RANDHIR KHAGARIA 21-17, 21-11
8 GS U19 #28 QF VAIBHAVI SINGH KATIHAR KUMARI VARSHA BHOJPUR 21-11, 21-04
9 GD U19 #2 QF SULEKHA KRI/ SWAYAN PRABHA KRI PATNA ANSHIKA ARYA/ NYASA CHANDEL SAMASTIPUR 21-06, 21-14
10 GD U19 #3 QF SRIJA / ZAINAB NAZEER PATNA NANDANI KUMARI / RUCHI KUMARI AURANGABAD 21-06, 21-10
11 GS U19 #29 SF SRIJA PATNA KUMARI BHAWNA BHOJPUR 21-11, 21-8
12 GS U19 #30 SF SUHANI KUMARI MUZAFFARPUR VAIBHAVI SINGH KATIHAR 21-18, 21-16
13 BS U19 #61 SF SAKSHAM VATSA PATNA RANVEER SINGH PATNA 21-16, 21-16
14 BS U19 #62 SF KARTIK PATNA TANWEER AHMAD MUZAFFARPUR 21-14, 21-12
15 GD U19 #5 SF KUMARI BHAWNA / KUMARI VARSHA BHOJPUR SWAYAMPRABHA / SULEKHA KUMARI PATNA 21-09, 21-07
16 GD U19 #6 SF SUHANI KUMARI / VAIBHAVI NSINGH MUZAFFARPUR/ KATIHAR SRIJA / ZAINAB NAZEER PATNA 21-17, 21-16
17 BD U19 #13 SF RISHAV RAJ / SAKSHAM VATSA SAMASTIPUR/ PATNA KARTIK / TANWEER AHMAD PATNA/ MUZAFFARPUR 21-15, 21-16
18 BD U19 #14 SF PARAG SINGH / RANVEER SINGH MUNGER / PATNA AMRIT RAJ / RAJ ARYAN MUZAFFARPUR / NAWADA 22-20, 21-9
