Tanishq Saxena and Kamya Ravi, in contrasting fashion, won the boys’ and girls’ under-19 singles titles respectively in the Jain Foundation-Kshatriya BKLP Badminton Tournament jointly organized by the Kshatriya Badminton Academy and BKLP and played at the Andheri Sports Complex, Andheri.
Tanishq Saxena (left) receives the boys’ U19 singles winners’ trophy from film actor Sachin Pilgaonkar during the prize distribution ceremony of the Kshatriya BKLP Badminton Tournament.
Meanwhile, Harsh Sharma and Siya Singh clinched doubles crowns winning the boys’ under-19 doubles and girls’ doubles titles respectively and they later combined to win the mixed doubles finals.
In the boys’ summit clash, Tanishq crushed the hopes of Saransh Gajbhiye by racing to a straight games victory. Tanishq played confidently and with some clever play outsmarted Saransh as he went on to score a fluent 21-15, 21-6 victory in 29 minutes.
Earlier in the girls’ final contest, Kamya Ravi was engaged in a tough tussle with Siya Singh before she managed to snatch victory in two grueling games. Both, Kamya and Siya fought tooth and nail and there was not much to separate between the two. But, Kamya who showed nerves of steel did well to come out trumps by registering a 22-20, 21-18 verdict in 38 minutes.
Harsh Sharma (left) and Siya Singh pose with their mixed doubles winners’ trophies film actor Sachin Pilgaonkar (centre)
In the boys’ doubles final, Harsh along with partner Malhar Joshi defeated Bhargav Chavan and Harshil Doshi 21-14, 21-16. Siya in the company of Mansee Kareker quelled the challenge from Kashika Mahajan and Sammriddhi Kshatriya posting a 22-20, 21-13 to win the girls’ doubles title.
Later, Harsh and Siya went on to win their second title, as they overcame the challenge from Nimesh Maurya and Samriddhi Kshatriya coasting to 21-18, 21-17 to lift the mixed doubles title.
In the Men’s 45+ doubles finals, the pairing of Alpesh Dani and Himanshu Vaidya got the better of Rajesh Bhanushali and Sanjeev Mahajan 21-18, 21-13 to emerge champions.
After a two-year hiatus, Mumbai held its first badminton tournament organized jointly by Kshatriya Badminton Academy and BKLP and sponsored by Jain Foundation.
Results – Girls U19 Singles – Final: Kamya Ravi beat Siya Singh 22-20, 21-18. Semi-finals: Kamya Ravi beat Nidhi Dave 11-21, 21-7, 21-18; Siya Singh beat Nirmitee Gajbhiye 15-8, 17-15.
Boys U19 Singles – Final: Tanishq Saxena beat Saransh Gajbhiye 21-15, 21-6. Semi-finals: Tanishq Saxena beat Harsh Sharma 21-12, 21-14; Saransh Gajbhiye beat Malhar Joshi 21-19, 21-10.
Girls U19 Doubles – Final: Mansee Kareker/Siya Singh beat Kashika Mahajan/Sammriddhi Kshatriya 22-20, 21-13. Semi-finals: Mansee Kareker/Siya Singh beat Kamya Ravi/Nirmitee Gajbhiye 15-1, 15-6; Kashika Mahajan/Sammriddhi Kshatriya beat Alisha D’Souza/Vridhi Chappekar 21-8, 21-14.
Boys U19 Doubles – Final: Harsh Sharma/Malhar Joshi beat Bhargav Chavan/Harshil Doshi 21-14, 21-16. Semi-finals: Harsh Sharma/Malhar Joshi beat Arya Vaity/Meet Gala 21-9, 21-6; Bhargav Chavan/Harshil Doshi beat Deepak Mourya/Surya Kushwa 21-12, 21-11.
Mixed Doubles – Finals: Harsh Sharma/Siya Singh beat Nimesh Maurya/Samriddhi Kshatriya 21-18, 21-17. Semi-finals: Harsh Sharma/Siya Singh beat Aditya Reddy/Mansee Kelkar 21-18, 21-16; Nimesh Maurya/Samriddhi Kshatriya beat Yash Kothari/Reshell George 21-7, 21-15.
Men’s Doubles 45+ – Finals: Alpesh Dani/Himanshu Vaidya beat Rajesh Bhanushali/Sanjeev Mahajan 21-18, 21-13. Semi-finals: Alpesh Dani/Himanshu Vaidya beat Denzil Pinto/Rohit Kaul 21-18, 21-7; Rajesh Bhanushali/Sanjeev Mahajan beat Anil D’Souza/Abhay Naik 21-15, 21-10.