Risha Parab and Akshat Raisurana emerged champions winning the girls’ and boys’ under-15 singles crowns respectively in the Sportzfirst-CCI & GMBA Yonex Sunrise District Badminton Championship 2024, played at the CCI Badminton courts on Friday evening.
Champions Risha Parab (right) and Akshat Raisurana are all smiles after winning the under-15 titles.
The unseeded Risha fought well and scored an upset win against the number one seed Thea Sheth in straight games. Risha won a tight opening game over extra points and that gave her the confidence as she easily won the second to clinch a deserving 23-21, 21-12 win in the final.
Meanwhile, Akshat Raisurana quashed the spirited challenge from Vikrant Singh Negi posting a 21-17, 21-14 victory and to emerge champion.
Later, Naishaa Kaur Bhatoye picked up her first title defeating arch-rivals Riya Vinherkar in the girls’ under-19 finals. The number one seed Naishaa controlled the rallies to tame second-seeded Riya in straight games at 21-14, 21-11 in the final.
Aanya Iyer and Aadiraj Shetty bagged the girls’ and boys’ under-11 titles respectively. The top seed Aanya did not encounter much resistance from second seed Insiyah Tilawadwala and romped to a quick 21-9, 21-5 victory in the girls’ final.
In the boys’ final, the number one seed Aadiraj played well to overcome unseeded Vivaan Waingankar 21-17, 21-14 to emerge supreme.
Results – Girls U-11 singles (final): 1-Aanya Iyer bt 2-Insiyah Tilawadwala 21-9, 21-5.
Boys U-11 singles (final): 1-Aadiraj Shetty bt Vivaan Waingankar 21-17, 21-14.
Girls U-15 singles (final): Risha Parab bt 1-Thea Sheth 23-21, 21-12.
Boys U-15 singles (final): 1-Akshat Raisurana VS 2-Vikrant Singh Negi 21-17, 21-14.
Girls U-19 singles (final): 1-Naishaa Kaur Bhatoye bt 2-Riya Vinherkar 21-14, 21-11.
Girls U-13 singles (semi-finals): 1-Anvisha Ghorpade bt Rudra Gawde 14-21, 21-15, 21-10; Tia Ugrankar bt 2-Sarathaa Devi Chidambaram 21-15, 17-21, 21-15.
Girls U-17 singles (semi-finals): 1-Naishaa Kaur Bhatoye bt Vedika Kulkarni 21-0, 21-4; 2-Riya Vinherkar bt Devanshi Shinde 21-8, 21-17.
Boys U-17 singles (semi-finals): 1-Harshit Mahimkar bt Vikrant Singh Negi 21-11, 21-9; 2-Anay Pingulkar VS Anmol Sharma 21-12, 21-16.
Men’s singles (semi-finals): Harshit Mahimkar bt Piyush Kamble 22-20, 21-12; Ajay Meena bt Ruturaj Rathod 21-15, 21-9.