City shuttlers qualify for All India U-13 main draw

 

 

 

UPCOMING city shuttlers Sairaj Nayse, Fizza Akbani, Aarya Bhujade and Yukti Shende qualified for the main draw at the Yonex-Sunrise All India Sub Junior Under-13 Ranking Badminton tournament at Shivalik School, Mohali, Punjab on Thursday. In the final qualification round, Sairaj trounced Mudit Bhansali of Haryana 21-9, 21-7 in 18 minutes. Earlier, Sairaj, who trains under Kunal Dasarwar, edged past Tamil Nadu state champion S Sukant 21-18, 14-21, 21-13 in 35 minutes. Sairaj, a student of Narayana Vidyalayam, will lock horns with Udayan Deshmukh of Maharashtra in the main draw on Friday.

Fizza qualified for the main draw after dismissing K Gehna Bheemaiah 21-7,

21-3 in the final qualifying round. Fizza will meet Jyoshika Enjam of Telangana in the main draw. Fizza and Darshita Rajguru will take on Lakshmi Sai Aaradhya and Shruti Yetchina in the U-13 girls doubles.

Nagpur’s Aarya Bhujade and Yukti Shende also qualified for the U-13 girls doubles main draw and will face Sri Sloka Katam Reddy and Chetana Santhosh. Nagpur’s Aarav Thakre and Mayank Rajput lost in the final qualification round.