Nikhil, Ashwini triumph

Nikhil Shyam Sriram of Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA) was forced to dig deep before clinching a hard fought win over Kiran B of White Peacock Badminton Academy (WPBA) in the U-19 boys final of the Mysuru Junior and Sub-junior State Ranking badminton tournament.

The top seed won 21-21, 20-22, 21-14.

In the girls segment, top seed Ashwini K Bhat of WPBA had no such troubles as she despatched Medha Shashidharan of DYES 21-10, 21-12 en route to her title.
Results: Boys: U-19: Singles: Nikhil Shyam Sriram (PPBA) bt Kiran B (WPBA) 23-21, 20-22, 21-14.

U-17: Singles: Tejas Kallolkar (Rajan’s BA) bt Nithin HV (Shivamoga) 21-8, 21-5.
U-15: Singles: Saneeth DS (WPBA) bt Naren S Iyer (WPBA) 21-18, 19-21, 21-15.
U-13: Singles: Tushar Suveer (PPBA) bt Sumukh GS (PPBA) 21-13, 13-21, 21-19.
Doubles: Sumukh GS/Tushar Suveer (PPBA) bt Akshith Anoop/Sohan Pai 21-8, 21-12.
Girls: U-19: Singles: Ashwini Bhat K (WPBA) bt Medha Shashidharan (DYES) 21-10, 21-12.
U-17: Singles: Trisha Hegde (PPBA) bt Drithi Yatheesh (PPBA) 21-16, 16-21, 21-15.
U-15: Singles: Tanya Hemanth (I-Sports) bt Kriti Bharadwaj (DYES) 21-12, 22-20.
U-13: Singles: Neysa Cariappa A (DYES) bt Riddhi Shah (Anand BA) 21-19, 21-18.
Mixed doubles: U-19: Sai Pratheek K/Ramya CV bt Abi Amudan S/Ranjini Hegde 16-21, 21-15, 21-10.