Yashwi Patel of Pune fought back from a game down to defeat Nishika Gokhe and win the Girls U-19 title at the Yonex Sunrise State Badminton Tournament, while Mumbai Suburb’s Arjun Aluguvelli claimed the Boys U-19 crown with a straight-games victory over Rutva Sajwan of Nagpur.
Mumbai, May 25: Yashwi Patel of Pune kept up her seed-bashing form, knocking out seventh seed Nishika Gokhe of Nagpur to wear the Girls U-19 crown in the Yonex Sunrise State U-19 Badminton Selection Tournament, organised by GMBA, promoted by Badminton Gurukul and hosted by Willingdon SC.
Making comeback wins a habit, Yashwi rallied from a shaky start to collect herself, put up a strong showing and win the tie 11-21, 21-15, 21-12.
In the Boys U-19 title clash, top seed Arjun Aluguvelli of Mumbai Suburbs lived up to his billing, getting the better of Nagpur’s second seed 21-16, 21-18 with a composed, attacking display.
Doubles titles decided
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