NAVELIM: Abhinav Garg, Tanvi Reddy Andluri, Tushar Suveer and Sreshta Reddy K. won singles titles as the curtains came down on the Yonex-Sunrise All India Sub Junior (U-15 & 17) Ranking Badminton Tournament 2022 at Navelim, Goa.
Karnataka’s Tushar Suveer (seeded 11), enjoyed a thrilling win in the first finals of the day, overcoming Maharashtra’s Pranay Shettigar (seeded 3) in two closely fought sets to win the U-17 Boys singles title. Tushar who had earlier knocked out top seed Sanskar Saraswat and No. 4 seed Dhruv Negi continued his giant killing act to win the finals 21-18, 23-21 in 48 minutes.
The U-17 Girls singles final was a big roller coaster ride, where Telengana’s Sreshta Reddy K. defeated Haryana girl Jiya Rawat (7) 21-14, 16-21, 21-17 in 58 minutes. Ninth seed, Karnataka’s Abhinav Garg had to fight hard to prevail over his compatriot Prateek Koundilya (2) in the boys singles finals in an edge-of-the-seat thriller that lasted 58 minutes. He won 20-22, 24-22, 21-18 to walk away with U-15 Boys singles title. In U15 Girls singles finals, Telengana’s Tanvi Reddy Andluri (seeded 5) succeeded in causing an upset when she beat top seed Naishaa Kaur Bhatoye (1), Maharashtra, 21-17 21-16 in 39 minutes to seal the title.
The eight day national ranking tournament was organised by Goa Badminton Association under the aegis of Badminton Association of India, and in collaboration with North Goa District Badminton Association and the Sports Authority of Goa.
