Roaring Raqueteers Nikhil Mansukhani & Sunil Sheth defeat Solitaire Shuttler Hamir Desai & Amir Valliulla and help their team to a 3-2 in the 4th round of the Yonex- Sunrise NSCI Badminton League (NBL), promoted by Sports Gurukul, hosted by NSCI and played at the NSCI badminton hall, Worli.
The game started with the marquee player Nikhil Mansukhani & Sunil Sheth defeating Solitaire Shuttlers pair of Hamir Desai & Amir Valliulla in a close encounter by 19-21, 21-17, 15-14. In another match, Roaring Raqeuteers Sejal Shah & Tushar Javeri defeated Shalini Kandhari & Nikhil Haria 21-16, 25-23 to take a 2-0 lead in the game. Raj Golecha & Jeet Kapadia of Roaring Raqueteers kept the winning streak going by defeating Chirag M. & Amit V 21-15, 21-11 and taking a decisive 3-0. Solitaire Shuttlers registered their first victory when Keyur G & Neeral Shah fought back to defeat shish Jalan & Shreyas Ghia 21-11, 21-14. Alkesh J. & Ravi Punjabi also came back from behind to defeat Tanmay gotcha & Vipul Sanghvi of Roaring Raqeuteers 19-21, 21-18, 15-13.
King Shuttlers had an easy outing against Rajdhani Royal’s defeating them 4-1. Abhi Jain & Adnan Bearingwala of King Shuttlers set the pace by defeating Mayur Saraf and Mehul Aggarwal 21-9, 21-11. In the second game, Ayush G & Priyanka H. of Rajdhani Royal’s fought back to level the scores by defeating Gaurav Shuja & Kajal 21-12, 21-18. In the third game, King Shuttlers Naresh Mirpuri & Aritra Sarkar overpowered Mayur Bhojwani & Nikhil Bhansali 21-12, 21- 19. King Shuttlers secured a decisive 4-1 victory when Ronny M & Gurpreet defeated Dhruv Choksi & Tejas Shah 21-13, 26-24 and Romit N. & Sameet K. defeated Amay Vardhman & Pranay Joshi 22-20, 21-11 to win the tie.
In another close match of the day, Yameer Sanghvi guided Super Smashers to a 3-2 victory over Maverick Aces.
Final Results: Round 4
Roaring Raqueteers & Solitaire Shuttler 3-2
Nikhil & Sumit bt Hamir Desai & Amir Valliulla 19-21, 21-17, 15-14;Sejal Shah & Tushar Javeri bt Shalini Kandhari & Nikhil Haria 21-16, 25-23; Raj Golecha & Jeet Kapadia bt Chirag M & Amit V. 21-15, 21-11.;Ashish Jalan & Shreays Ghia lost to Keyur G & Neeral Shah 11-21, 14-21;Tanmay Golecha & Vipul Sanghvi lost to Alkesh J. & Ravi Punjabi 19-21, 21-18, 15-13.
King Shuttler Beat RajdhanI Royal 4-1
Abhi Jain & Adnan bt Mayur Saraf & Mehul A. 21-9, 21-11;Gaurav Shuja & Kajal lost to Ayush G. Priaynka H. 12-21, 18-21;Naresh Mirpuri & Aritra Sarkar bt Mayur Bhojwani & Nikhil Bhosle 21-12, 21-19;Rony M & Gurpreet bt Dhruv Choksi & Tejas Shah 21-13, 26-24;Romit N. & Sumeet K bt Amay Vardhaman & Pranmay Joshi 22-20, 21-11.
Super Smasher Beat Maverick Aces 3-2
Yash G & Sanjay bt Rakesh Khetwani & Lalit Jain 21-12, 21-18.;Yameer Sanghvi (J) & Nikita Thakur bt Vishesh Aggarwal & Puja Kothari 21-19, 21-15; Kaushal Javeri & Kartik Motha lost to Ashish Kapila & Manish Jain 13-21, 21-14, 2-15;Ravi Mal & Ritesh Gupta lost to Darshak T & Siddharth D 15-21, 13-21;Yameer Sanghvi & Aksh Shah bt Ajay H. & Nilay C. 21-9, 21-17.