Grand double for Navaneeth

Navaneeth, who had taken the Youth boys’ title the previous day, was simply too strong for Aditya Mahagoankar, winning a straightforward final in four straight games. As the match wore on, Mahagoankar began to put up more of a fight, but he couldn’t prevent Navaneeth from completing an 11-5, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9 victory.

By contrast, Aishwarya R Bidri scripted a more difficult route to the women’s crown. Forced to dig deep after dropping the first game, the BNM player fought back to edge out compatriot Bhavana Harane 9-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-8, 11-6.

Results: Men’s singles, final: Navaneeth AR (HOR) bt Aditya Mahagoankar 11-5, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9. (Semifinals): Navaneeth bt Jaideep Das (SWR) 11-9, 11-2, 12-10, 7-11, 11-9; Aditya M bt Anirban Tarafdar (CB) 11-7, 11-7, 7-11, 4-11, 11-8, 11-7.

Women’s singles, final: Aishwarya R Bidri (BNM) bt Bhavana Harane (BNM) 9-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-8, 11-6. (Semifinals): Aishwarya bt Raksha R (JTTA) 7-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9, 4-11, 11-4; Bhavana H bt Sushmitha Bidri (BNM) 11-3, 11-9, 11-4, 6-11, 11-8.

Non-medallst singles, final: Suraj D (Mal) bt Chetan (OMTTI) 11-8, 15-13, 6-11, 12-10. (Semifinals): Suraj D bt Mithun (GSC) 11-4, 11-8, 11-6; Chetan bt Arpitha BS (JTTA) 11-8, 11-9, 2-11, 11-6.

Non-medallist doubles, final: Y Dinesh Rao (GSC)/Dinakar Naidu (MAL) bt Aditya S Raj/Sudeep G 12-10, 11-5, 11-4. (Semifinals): Dinesh/Dinakar bt Rachit/Vaibhav Dahibhate 7-11, 10-12, 11-9, 11-5, 12-10; Aditya/Sudeep bt DRGopinath/Nagendra 23-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9.

Team, final: South Western Railway bt Horizon ‘A’ 3-1. (Semifinals): South Western Railway bt Canara Union ‘A’ 3-0; Horizon ‘A’ bt BNM ‘A’ 3-1.