Maharashtra’s Aishwarya Khubchandani maintained her impressive winning streak and went on to outsmart Tamil Nadu’s second seed Rathika Suthanthira Seelan by recording a stunning straight games 11-7, 11-5, 11-8 victory to claim the girls’ under-19 title in the 76th CCI Western India Squash Championship 2019, at the CCI’s courts on Wednesday.
Yash Fadte & Aishwarya Khubchandani won the Boys and Girls ’ under-19 title in the 76th CCI Western India Squash Championship 2019
Later, Goa’s top seed Yash Fadte successfully defended his boys’ under-19 crown as he recovered from the loss of the first game to overcome Maharashtra’s second seed Advait Adik, coasting to a 9-11, 11-6, 11-1, 11-2 win.
Both Aishwarya and Yash were presented with the individual champions’ trophies and a cheque of Rs 18,880 each.
Maharashtra number one seed Kaavya Bansal eased past Tamil Nadu’s joint 3/4-seed Shameena Riaz by quickly charging to a 11-7, 11-4, 11-3 win to emerge champion in the girls’ under-15 event.
In the boys’ under-15 final showdown, second seed Krishna Mishra of Madhya Pradesh stunned Maharashtra’s top seed Rutva Samant winning three well-contested games at (MH) 11-8, 11-9, 11-8.
The unseeded Diya Yadav of Maharashtra toppled second seed and state mate Akanksha Gupta romping to a 11-9, 11-1, 11-6 win in the girls’ under13 final, while second seed Dev Sharma won the boys’ title defeating joint 3/4-seed Vedant Chheda 11-3, 11-7, 11-5 in an all-Maharashtra affair.
Chandigarh’s number one seed Sehar Nayar clinched the girls’ under-11 title defeating Maharashtra’s second seed Aelina Shah 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, while the boys’ title was bagged by top seed Agastya Bansal of Maharashtra as he tamed compatriot and second seed Varun Shah 11-5, 11-4, 11-8.
Results – Girls’ under-11: 1- Sehar Nayar (CH) beat 2-Aelina Shah (MH) 11-3, 11-4, 11-5.
Boys’ under-11: 1-Agastya Bansal (MH) beat 2-Varun Shah (MH) 11-5, 11-4, 11-8.
Girls’ under-13: Diya Yadav (MH) beat 2-Akanksha Gupta (MH) 11-9, 11-1, 11-6.
Boys’ under-13: 2-Dev Sharma (MH) beat 3/4-Vedant Chheda (MH) 11-3, 11-7, 11-5.
Girls’ under-15: 1-Kaavya Bansal (MH) beat 3/4-Shameena Riaz (TN) 11-7, 11-4, 11-3.
Boys’ under-15: 2-Krishna Mishra (MP) beat 1-Rutva Samant (MH) 11-8, 11-9, 11-8.
Girls’ under-19: 3/4-Aishwarya Khubchandani (MH) beat 2-Rathika Suthanthira Seelan (TN) 11-7, 11-5, 11-8.
Boys’ under-19: 1-Yash Fadte (GA) beat 2-Advait Adik (MH) 9-11, 11-6, 11-1, 11-2.