SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2024
Team Herald
CHICALIM: Abhishek Swami, Yash Desai, Devesh Goel and Anish Kamath have moved into the semi-finals of the Under-19 Boys singles category of the State Badminton Ranking championships 2022, at Chicalim Sports complex.
In the Under-19 Girls singles, Janhavi Mahale, Arohi Coutoncar, Pratishtha Shenoy and Nidhi Desai have moved into the last four. In the men’s singles, Anish Kamath has set up a semis clash with Umakant Sarge while Karan Dhavaskar faces the challenge of Ayaan Shaikh in the other semis.
In the women’s singles, Anjana Kumari meets Nidhi Desai in the semi finals while Lydia Barreto will be up against Janhavi Mahale in the other semis. On the occasion, badminton players celebrated Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav at the stadium premises. The State Badminton championship has been organised by Mormugao Badminton Club under the aegis of Goa Badminton Association. Following are the quarter finals results:
Quarter Finals:
Under 19 Boys Singles: Abhishek Swami beat Nishant Shenai (walkover); Yash Desai beat Harsh Mane 9-21, 21-19, 21-13; Devesh Goel beat Yash Halarnkar 21-15, 22-20; Anish Kamath beat Josh Kumar 21-18, 21-12.
Under-19 Girls Singles: Janhavi Mahale beat Ritika Chheluri 21-19, 21-11; Arohi Coutoncar beat Janhavi Virnodkar 21-18, 21-17; Pratishtha Shenoy bt Minoshka Pereira 21-13, 21-9; Nidhi Desai beat Atmaja Shetti 21-13, 21-13.
Under-19 Boys Doubles: Yash Halarnkar/Aryaman Saraf beat Karan Naik/Oran Fernandes 21-3, 21-5; Shaheen C K/Harsh Mane beat Rudra B Phadte/Shrijay Naik 21-19, 23-21; Chirag Mahale / Abhishek Swami beat Anish Kamath / Devesh Goel 21-13, 16-21, 21-18; Pranav Naik/Yash Desai beat Anuj Vernekar/Ashmeet Parsekar 21-19, 13-21, 21-19
Men's Singles: Anish Kamath beat Josh Kumar 21-7, 21-9; Umakant Sarge beat Harsh Mane 21-18, 21-13; Karan Dhavaskar beat Shaheen C.K 21-8, 21-9; Ayaan Shaikh beat Sushil Nayak 21-15, 9-21, 21-16
Women’s Singles: Anjana Kumari beat Aadhya Chaurasia 21-5, 21-3; Nidhi Desai beat Pratishtha Shenoy 21-15, 21-14; Lydia Barreto beat Ritika Chelluri 21-10, 21-11; Janhavi Mahale beat Aarohi Coutoncar 21-16, 21-17
Men’s Doubles: Tejan Fallary / Arjun Fallary beat Ritesh Borkar / Kiefer Jacques 21-11, 21-9; Karan Dhavaskar / Yash Kunkolienkar beat Sadiq Attar / Abhishek Swami 21-19, 21-15; Sanath Kamat / Umakant Sarge beat Sushil Nayak / Ayaan Shaikh 22-20, 17-21, 21-16; Floyd Araujo / Fredrick Fernandes beat Parag Chauhan / Darwin Barretto 21-17, 19-21, 21-19.
