Nagpur’s Ashani Joshi fought back after losing the first game to oust Mumbai’s Saniya Shivalkar 8-11, 11-9,1-8 to move into girls under-15 singles fourth round in the PNB Metlife West Zone junior badminton championships held at Goregaon Sports Club here today.
Mumbai’s Karishma Kharadikar too was given a fright by another Mumbai girl Shravani Panchal before she triumphed 11-8, 5-11, 11-8. Nashik’s Sachi Bhuse was wayward initially against Kolhapur’s Aishwarya Chappale (Kol) before she tightened her game to wrap up the tie 2-11, 11-9, 11-6.
In the boys under-17 singles, Mumbai’s Bhavik Beharni huffed and puffed before he moved into the third round. With a 11-8, 6-11, 11-10 win over Aditya Reddy, also from Mumbai. In another close encounter between two mumbaites, Tushar Shirose overpowered Pal Gaurav 11-6, 8-11, 11-5.
Results:
Girls (U-15) singles (3rd round): (1) Malvika Bansod (NGP) bt Juhi Rohra (Mum) 11-4, 11-2; Janhavi Khanna (Baroda) bt Sharvari Tadvi (Mum) 11-3, 11-7; Janhavi Jagtap (Mum) bt Avantika Bharad (Mum) 11-3, 11-3; Karishma Kharadikar bt Shravani Panchal 11-8, 5-11, 11-8; Sachi Bhuse (Nashik) bt Aishwarya Chappale (Kol) 2-11, 11-9, 11-6; Tapasya Landge (Pune) bt Niyati Bist (Mum) 11-10, 11-8; Saee Kale (Ahmednagar) bt Divisha Raheja (Mum) 1-2, 7-11, 11-4; Ira Umbarje (Mum) bt Gargee Degvekar (Mum) 11-9, 11-5; Pooja Kachare (Mum) bt Samidnya Machinder (Mum) 11-5, 11-4; Ashani Joshi (NGP) bt Saniya Shivalkar (mum) 8-11, 11-9, 11-8.
Boys (U-17) singles (2nd round): Rishiraj Pargaonkar (Mum) bt Aayush Jadhav (NGP) 11-10, 11-6; Atharva Belhekar (Pune) bt Parikshit Sohini (Mum) 11-9, 11-9; Bhavik Beharni (Mum) bt Aditya Reddy (Mum) 11-8, 6-11, 11-10; Mohit Parab(Thane) bt Mayank Kelkar (Panvel) 11-9, 11-10; Jasraj Kripalani (Pune) bt Upal Patel (Mehsana) 11-10, 11-9; Tushar Shirose (Mum) bt Pal Gaurav 11-6, 8-11, 11-5.
CLOCK FOR THURSDAY
BADMINTON – 10a.m.onwards – PNB Metlife Jr Championship-2, Goregaon Stel (Mehsana) 11-10, 11-9; Tushar Shirose (Mum) bt Pal Gaurav 11-6, 8-11, 11-5.