All India Junior Ranking Badminton | Maisnam Meiraba bags U-19 boys’ singles trophy
Maisnam Meiraba was crowned champions in the under 19 boys’ singles category of the All India Junior Ranking badminton tournament in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. Malvika Bansod won the girls’ singles trophy with a straight-game win in the summit clash of the national tournament in Kerala.
Manipur’s Maisnam Meiraba continued his spectacular run in the junior national badminton tournaments as he won the finals of the All India Junior Ranking tournament against Sankar Muthusamy. Muthusamy was beaten in straight games 21-14, 21-10 in the final as Meiraba clinched his fourth consecutive singles title in the under 19 age group.
“I am extremely happy with my performance this year. I am looking forward to get selected at ABC squad. If I get a chance, doing well there will be my next aim,” Meiraba was quoted as saying.
“I have been training at Padukone academy for last six years. I spar with Lakshya Sen sometimes. I have also been fortunate to play in international tournaments at a young age and all the experience has helped me as a player. I just want to work hard and better my game.”
Malvika Bansod also registered a straight game 21-7, 21-9 victory against Uttarakhand’s Unnati Bisht in the final of the girls singles under 19 category.
Ishaan Bhatnagar and Vishnuvardhan Goud P won the doubles category final 21-12, 21-14 against Ravikrishan PS and Manav Raj Smith while Treesa Jolly and Varshini VS defeated Aditi Bhatt and Tanisha Crasto by a margin of 14-21, 25-23, 21-12 to win the girls’ doubles.
Dingku Sing Kontohoujam and Ritika Thaker put up a stunning show in the mixed doubles final to beat the second seed pair of Edwin Joy and Shruti Mishra 16-21, 21-12, 21-15 in the decider.