Dev Ruparelia has been the find of the tournament as he surprised many by advancing to the semi-finals in the boys U-15 and U-13 categories of the State-Open Sub Junior Badminton Tournament organised by Badminton Gurukul in partnership with TATA Group and played at the District Sports Complex.
Dev Ruparelia in action during his U-15 match at the State-Open Sub Junior Badminton Tournament organised by Badminton Gurukul in partnership with TATA Group and played at the District Sports Complex.
Dev started his campaign with a hard-fought victory over Kabir Barot defeating him 30-27 to advance in the boys U-15 tie. Dev was back on court within a matter of hours and showed no signs of slowing down as the 2nd seed defeated unseeded Ahan Raheja 30-25 to secure his 2nd victory. In another match, unseeded Manas Parulekar who defeated the 2nd seed yesterday produced another fine performance to defeat Neel Narkhede 30-27 and cement his place in the semis.
In the Girls U-13 tie, unseeded Yutika Chavan upset 2nd seed Vedika Kulkarni while top seed Siya Singh and unseeded Deepti Bhagvatula advanced to the U-15 semis with easy victories.
Boys Under 15 Quarter Finals:
PRANAY SHETTIGAR [1] bt BHAVYA SHAH 30-21; DEV RUPARELIA bt KABIR BAROT 30-27; PRANIT SOMANI bt ANMOL DUREJA 30-18; MANAS PARULEKAR bt NEEL NARKHEDE 30-27
Girls Under 15 Quarter Finals:
SIYA SINGH [1] bt ANANYA GOEL 30-15; SARAH GEORGE bt PAHAL THAKKAR 30-29; ALISHA KHAN bt SHANYSA JAIN 30-16; DEEPTI BHAGAVATULA bt MANSITA MOHAPATRA 30-20
Boys Under 13 Quarter Finals:
DEV RUPARELIA [1] bt AHAN RAHEJA 30-25; SUDIP KHORATE bt HARSHIT MAHIMKAR 30-25; PRANIT SOMANI bt ARJUN REDDY ALUGUVELLI 30-22; ANGAD TATHGIR [2] bt MANNAS MEHTTA 30-23
Girls Under 13 Quarter Finals
KETAKI THITE bt ARPITA SIDAR 30-29; SAISHA VINERKAR bt AANYA MALHOTRA 30-23; MANSITA MOHAPATRA bt SWARA KSHIRSAGAR 30-11; YUTIKA CHAVAN bt VEDIKA KULKARNI [2] 30-24;